New Release Of Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 Signals The Death Of Windows Xp For Pc Gaming

The release of the new, much anticipated Call of Duty Black Ops 2 was by all accounts a huge success

. It was the most sold title in PC gaming, a candidate for game of the year and a must have on many lists. A large number if these orders were for PC gaming. Call of Duty Black Ops 2 will run fine on lots of systems, especially on Psychsoftpc gaming systems (Psychsoftpc Gaming Computers).

What is generally not reported is that this game will not run on Windows XP based computers. This FPS game was written and compiled to take advantage of all the great features of DX10 and its outstanding graphics. That means it will only run on systems that have Windows Vista or above. (please say you don't still have Vista). In truth, windows XP is a very old operating system, but it is stable and many gamers out there have made an effort to keep it on their gaming boxes even though it is limited to 32 bit only and can only run older DX9 graphics.

For years now, PC gaming software companies have supported Windows XP based PC's by releasing titles based on DX9 or with dual support for DX9 and the awesome graphics available in DX10/DX11. With the release of Call of Duty Black Ops 2, that should now change. I expect more and more devs to stop supporting DX9 and Windows XP from now on. It is easier and makes for better gaming to support the latest Direct X versions and just stop supporting Direct X 9.

So, if you are one of those stubborn Gamers out there who have upgraded your machine's hardware but stubbornly refused to abandon windows XP, you need to reconsider or, like that guy in left 4 dead, be left behind. Windows XP support is going away and if you want to continue to game on your PC, you need to upgrade your OS.

Obviously, we have some really nice gaming computers with the latest OS, Windows 8, and the latest drivers to run Call of Duty Black Ops 2 or any other DX10 or DX11 game out there and all those to come. But if you're just looking to upgrade your operating system and keep your machine, check out PCMover Windows Upgrade Assistant as they say the ONLY way to do an in-place upgrade to Windows 8. It will even move you from 32 bit to 64 bit so you can take advantage of all that extra RAM you could put in your system. Either way, new system or old, it's time to upgrade.

Your Gaming PC Friends @ Psychsoftpc

by: Tim

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