How Windows Vista Affects Gamers

by John Tremente.
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One of Microsoft's goals with Vista is to turn the PC into a viable gaming platform that can compete with or even exceed the capabilities of dedicated platforms such as the Xbox 360 and forthcoming PlayStation 3. To that end, Vista introduces a number of gaming features, including the Game Explorer and support for ESRB ratings that I mentioned earlier. Vista also supports a number of game-related metadataincluding the last date you played the game, the game version and release date, and the genre (such as Shooter or Strategy). Vista also comes with built-in support for peer-to-peer gaming, enabling you to play along with others on your network.

Microsoft is also making it easier for game developers to write games for the PC by giving programmers access to WinSAT metrics, implementing the powerful DirectX 10 API, defining game-definition files that enable the game to appear in the Game Explorer, and putting developer-friendly touches into the Game Explorer: links to the developer's community and support web pages, automatic update of games, and more.
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