On the surface (pun very much intended), it may not seem like a big deal that these Copilot+ PCs are shitting the bed when it comes to gaming, but it

No Fun: the Growing List of 'AI PC' Problems

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2024-09-04 23:30:02

On the surface (pun very much intended), it may not seem like a big deal that these Copilot+ PCs are shitting the bed when it comes to gaming, but it seems awfully problematic for a few reasons.

First and foremost, yes, Microsoft (and Qualcomm) have been touting these machines to no end as not only the best PCs that money can buy, but specifically touting how great the emulation software is to ensure compatibility. And this was a big deal because previous emulation software that tried to get programs built for x86 Windows to run on ARM Windows, sucked. Despite the promises, it still sucks, it seems.

Yes, these are games. But games are software. Given the "hit" rate in just the games tested, we're talking about thousands of pieces of software. Some of the most popular software. That seems like a big deal for the world's most ubiquitous operating system.

But that is not at all what was said during the high-profile kick-off and roll out of the "AI PC" era with Copilot+ PCs. At the same time, they had to have known about these issues as very little has been said about gaming on these machines. They selectively pointed out titles that would run, while skirting over the fact that most won't, at least not well. That seems beyond disingenuous.