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Microsoft’s “Xbox Mode” and Apple’s App Store holding back an industry.
Microsoft has recently announced an “Xbox Mode” for PC, which can basically (theoretically) turn any PC into an Xbox, this mode reduces background activity and focuses all performance into gaming mode. But more impressiv…
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