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    Updates in Graphics and Gaming
    Updates in Graphics and Gaming
    February 16, 2022 Feb 16, 2022 02/16/22
    Hannah Fisher
    Today we are excited to announce new updates in graphics and gaming. New features are available to improve the gaming experience.

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    Auto HDR Preview for PC Available Today
    Auto HDR Preview for PC Available Today
    March 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 03/17/21
    Hannah Fisher
    Today we’re excited to bring you a preview of Auto HDR for your PC gaming experience and we’re looking for your help to test it out. When enabled on your HDR capable gaming PC, you will automatically get awesome HDR visuals on an additional 1000+ DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games!

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    DirectX 12 Ultimate for Holiday 2020
    DirectX 12 Ultimate for Holiday 2020
    October 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 10/29/20
    Jianye Lu
    DirectX 12 Ultimate is the new gold standard for gaming graphics on both PC and the next generation of Xbox consoles. In this blog post, we will show PC gamers which hardware fully support DX12 Ultimate, how to use Xbox Game Bar to check for DX12 Ultimate support, and where to find games utilizing DX12 Ultimate features.

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    DirectStorage is coming to PC
    DirectStorage is coming to PC
    September 1, 2020 Sep 1, 2020 09/1/20
    Andrew Yeung - MSFT
    Earlier this year, Microsoft showed the world how the Xbox Series X, with its portfolio of technology innovations, will introduce a new era of no-compromise gameplay. Alongside the actual console announcements, we unveiled the Xbox Velocity Architecture, a key part of how the Xbox Series X will deliver next generation gaming experiences. We...

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    Demystifying Fullscreen Optimizations
    Demystifying Fullscreen Optimizations
    December 17, 2019 Dec 17, 2019 12/17/19
    Hannah Fisher
    We wrote this article to explain the difference between Fullscreen Exclusive and Fullscreen Optimizations. This article goes details the roll out and the benefits that come with Fullscreen Optimizations.

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