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      Cette Xbox Series X blanche n’a rien de séduisant

      news.movim.eu / Numerama · Yesterday - 09:06

    Les images d'une nouvelle Xbox Series X ont fait l'objet d'une fuite. Mais il n'y a pas de quoi s'exciter : il s'agirait d'un modèle avec le même design que celle sortie en 2020. Elle perdrait simplement son lecteur de disque et arborerait une couleur blanche.

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      Intel, Microsoft discuss plans to run Copilot locally on PCs instead of in the cloud

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · 2 days ago - 18:45 · 1 minute

    The basic requirements for an AI PC, at least when it's running Windows.

    Enlarge / The basic requirements for an AI PC, at least when it's running Windows. (credit: Intel)

    Microsoft said in January that 2024 would be the year of the "AI PC," and we know that AI PCs will include a few hardware components that most Windows systems currently do not include—namely, a built-in neural processing unit (NPU) and Microsoft's new Copilot key for keyboards. But so far we haven't heard a whole lot about what a so-called AI PC will actually do for users.

    Microsoft and Intel are starting to talk about a few details as part of an announcement from Intel about a new AI PC developer program that will encourage software developers to leverage local hardware to build AI features into their apps.

    The main news comes from Tom's Hardware , confirming that AI PCs would be able to run "more elements of Copilot," Microsoft's AI chatbot assistant, "locally on the client." Currently, Copilot relies on server-side processing even for small requests, introducing lag that is tolerable if you're making a broad request for information but less so if all you want to do is change a setting or get basic answers. Running generative AI models locally could also improve user privacy, making it possible to take advantage of AI-infused software without automatically sending information to a company that will use it for further model training.

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      Microsoft opens a crack in console gaming’s decades-old walled garden

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · 2 days ago - 15:58

    Will the fragile Xbox balloon pop if that cage is opened?

    Enlarge / Will the fragile Xbox balloon pop if that cage is opened? (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images)

    Since the days of the NES, the one unshakable distinction between the PC and console gaming markets was the latter's "walled garden" approach to game distribution. For decades now, console makers have completely controlled the licensing and sales methods available for games on their own hardware.

    So when Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer says that he's open to breaking down that walled garden for his consoles, it's a big deal.

    Speaking to Polygon in an interview at last week's Game Developers Conference, Spencer said he could foresee a future in which competing game marketplaces like the Epic Games Store or indie clearinghouse itch.io were available directly on Xbox hardware. “[Consider] our history as the Windows company," Spencer told Polygon. "Nobody would blink twice if I said, 'Hey, when you’re using a PC, you get to decide the type of experience you have [by picking where to buy games].' There’s real value in that."

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      Xbox aussi veut sa propre console PC

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 3 days ago - 10:18

    Xbox Pc Portable

    Phil Spencer imagine une Lenovo Legion Go mais faite pour les joueurs Xbox. Cet appareil est-il dans les plans de la firme ?
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      Le studio derrière Spyro s’allie à Xbox pour un nouveau jeu

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 4 days ago - 08:31

    Toys For Bob Xbox

    Microsoft, qui pensait avoir perdu la main sur le studio Toys For Bob, va finalement collaborer avec lui sur un nouveau jeu.
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      Microsoft Office 2024 : une nouvelle version sans abonnement arrive

      news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 7 days ago - 06:07

    Microsoft Office 2021

    Microsoft proposera une nouvelle version sans abonnement de sa suite Office dans le courant de l'année, mais il faudra faire sans certaines fonctionnalités.