Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles
Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles
More stores mean more sales!
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Fun fact: Microsoft can already do that: Just ship a Windows
containerVM on Xbox.Edit: Apparently "container" is the wrong term.
Have you ever tried to setup a Windows container let alone one on an Xbox? Even Microsoft knows windows containers are fucking shit, just look at azure Linux, it's the entire reason for it's existence
Even Microsoft knows windows containers are fucking shit
The Xbox System Software contains a heavily modified Hyper-V hypervisor (known as NanoVisor) as its host OS and two partitions. One of the partitions, the "Exclusive" partition is a custom virtual machine (VM) for games; the other partition, the "Shared" partition is a custom VM for running multiple apps including the OS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_system_software#System
Xbox already runs two VMs. Just throw in a third with real Windows.
A VM and a container are two completely different pieces of technology...
A VM and a container are two completely different pieces of technology…
I'm sorry I mixed up the terminology. I was sure the point of "Microsoft can ship Windows with Xbox" came across no matter what.
No worries, it's an understandable mistake.