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Pros
Breathtaking performance
Available with or without heatsink
Up to 4TB in capacity
Cons
Extremely pricey
Requires the still rare PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot
Our VerdictCrucial’s T700 shattered all our benchmark and real world records, and did so by a rather wide margin. If your system features a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, this SSD will take your storage performance to another level.
Best Prices Today: Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDNothing revs a storage reviewer’s engine more than a large jump in mainstream performance. Hitting that long skinny pedal for me was Crucial’s T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, which transferred data a full gigabyte-per-second faster than any SSD we’ve tested to date. All I can say is, “Yowser!”
Price, Design, & SpecsThe T700 is available in 1TB, 2TB (tested), and 4TB capacities. It’s sold bare or with a rather beefy heatsink for $180/$210/£175/£203, $340/$370/£329/£359, $600/$620/£583/£611, respectively. Alas, that’s nearly twice as expensive as some very good PCIe 4.0 competition, though you’re paying for a genuine leap in performance (see below). Note that those are pre-release prices provided by Crucial, so you might find it cheaper after launch. Look around.
In the US it’s available from Crucial, Amazon, BestBuy and Adorama. In the UK, you can buy it from Crucial, Amazon, Ebuyer, CCL and Box.
Further reading: See our roundup of the best SSDs to learn about competing products.
The Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD without heatsink.
Jon Jacobi / Foundry
As to the optional heatsink, most users will be fine without it, but if you’re going to pound on the drive in a system with lots of other heat-producing components, it couldn’t hurt.
The T700’s 2280 (22mm wide, 80mm long) form factor uses the brand-new Phison PS5026-E26 controller and Micron’s own 232-layer, TLC NAND. (Crucial is a Micron brand). There’s 1GB of DDR4 primary cache for every 1TB of capacity.
The TBW (terabytes that may be written) rating for the T700 is 600TB per terabyte of capacity. If you weren’t aware, TBW is the mitigating factor in SSD warranties, (five years in this case), as miles are to the years in an automobile warranty.
Performance & BenchmarksThe T700 destroyed the field, including the recently reviewed, formerly fastest Gigabyte Gen5 10,000. We’re truly talking an entirely new level of performance, which held fast in the real-world tests to a far greater degree than the Gigabyte SSD. I could go on, but instead—check out the gold bars in the charts below.
The T700 dominated the CrystalDiskMark 8 tests and it wasn’t particularly close. Longer bars are better.
Note that the WD SN850X is a PCIe 4.0 drive included for comparison. It’s among the fastest 4.0 SSDs we’ve tested and was re-tested on our latest test bed. (See the “How we test” section at the end of this article.)
One thing we observed is that formatting the T700 is a tad slow compared to many NVMe SSDs, regardless of PCIe revision. But who cares when you can shave the better part of a minute off a 48GB file transfer and 40 seconds off a 450GB write, as we found?
We’re truly talking an entirely new level of performance, which held fast in the real-world tests.
The
Crucial T700’s 48GB transfers showed great improvement in the real world, unlike the
Gigabyte. Shorter bars are better.
Jon L. Jacobi
Note that the 450GB write test is currently using a PCIe 4.0 drive to feed the file to the other drives. We’ll be addressing this soon now that we have several PCIe 5.0 SSDs in house, but regardless, the T700 once again destroyed the competition by a good 40 seconds.
The T700 shaved a full 40 seconds off the Gigabyte PCIe 5’s 450GB write time. That’s bookin’. Shorter bars are better.
Because of the slightly insane numbers popping up, the test experience with the T700 was just a general hoot. So much so that I also installed a couple of operating systems on it, and they felt snappier. Not a huge difference, but noticeable.
VerdictThe T700 is absolutely the current king of the hill, and it’s not even a particularly close contest. If you have the required PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, it’s the NVMe SSD you want – assuming you have the required monetary wherewithal to pay for the privilege.
How we test
Internal drive tests currently utilize Windows 11 (22H2) 64-bit running on an X790 (PCIe 5.0) motherboard/i5-12400 CPU combo with two Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5 modules (64GB of memory total). Intel integrated graphics are used. The 48GB transfer tests utilize an ImDisk RAM disk taking up 58GB of the 64GB total memory. The 450GB file is transferred from a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, which also contains the operating system.
Each test is performed on a newly formatted and TRIM’d drive so the results are optimal. Note that as any drive fills up, performance will decrease due to less NAND for secondary caching, and other factors.
The performance numbers shown apply only to the drive we were shipped as well as the capacity tested. SSD performance can vary by capacity due to more or fewer chips to read/write across and the amount of NAND available for secondary caching (writing TLC/QLC as SLC). Vendors also occasionally swap components. If you ever notice a large discrepancy between the performance you experience and that which we report (systems being roughly equal), by all means—let us know.
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Crucial T700 Ssd Review: Record
Pros
Breathtaking performance
Available with or without heatsink
Up to 4TB in capacity
Cons
Extremely pricey
Requires the still rare PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot
Our VerdictCrucial’s T700 shattered all our benchmark and real world records, and did so by a rather wide margin. If your system features a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, this SSD will take your storage performance to another level.
Best Prices Today: Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDNothing revs a storage reviewer’s engine more than a large jump in mainstream performance. Hitting that long skinny pedal for me was Crucial’s T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, which transferred data a full gigabyte-per-second faster than any SSD we’ve tested to date. All I can say is, “Yowser!”
Crucial T700 price, design, and specsThe T700 is available in 1TB, 2TB (tested), and 4TB capacities. It’s sold bare or with a rather beefy heatsink for $180/$210, $340/$370, $600/$620, respectively. Alas, that’s nearly twice as expensive as some very good PCIe 4.0 competition, though you’re paying for a genuine leap in performance (see below). Note that those are pre-release prices provided by Crucial, so you might find it cheaper after launch. Look around.
Further reading: See our roundup of the best SSDs to learn about competing products.
The Crucial T700 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD without heatsink.
Jon Jacobi / Foundry
As to the optional heatsink, most users will be fine without it, but if you’re going to pound on the drive in a system with lots of other heat-producing components, it couldn’t hurt.
The T700’s 2280 (22mm wide, 80mm long) form factor uses the brand-new Phison PS5026-E26 controller and Micron’s own 232-layer, TLC NAND. (Crucial is a Micron brand). There’s 1GB of DDR4 primary cache for every 1TB of capacity.
The TBW (terabytes that may be written) rating for the T700 is 600TB per terabyte of capacity. If you weren’t aware, TBW is the mitigating factor in SSD warranties, (five years in this case), as miles are to the years in an automobile warranty.
How does the Crucial T700 perform?The T700 destroyed the field, including the recently reviewed, formerly fastest Gigabyte Gen5 10,000. We’re truly talking an entirely new level of performance, which held fast in the real-world tests to a far greater degree than the Gigabyte SSD. I could go on, but instead—check out the gold bars in the charts below.
The T700 dominated the CrystalDiskMark 8 tests and it wasn’t particularly close. Longer bars are better.
Note that the WD SN850X is a PCIe 4.0 drive included for comparison. It’s among the fastest 4.0 SSDs we’ve tested and was re-tested on our latest test bed. (See the “How we test” section at the end of this article.)
One thing we observed is that formatting the T700 is a tad slow compared to many NVMe SSDs, regardless of PCIe revision. But who cares when you can shave the better part of a minute off a 48GB file transfer and 40 seconds off a 450GB write, as we found?
We’re truly talking an entirely new level of performance, which held fast in the real-world tests.
The
Crucial T700’s 48GB transfers showed great improvement in the real world, unlike the
Gigabyte. Shorter bars are better.
Jon L. Jacobi
Note that the 450GB write test is currently using a PCIe 4.0 drive to feed the file to the other drives. We’ll be addressing this soon now that we have several PCIe 5.0 SSDs in house, but regardless, the T700 once again destroyed the competition by a good 40 seconds.
The T700 shaved a full 40 seconds off the Gigabyte PCIe 5’s 450GB write time. That’s bookin’. Shorter bars are better.
Because of the slightly insane numbers popping up, the test experience with the T700 was just a general hoot. So much so that I also installed a couple of operating systems on it, and they felt snappier. Not a huge difference, but noticeable.
Is the Crucial T700 worth it?The T700 is absolutely the current king of the hill, and it’s not even a particularly close contest. If you have the required PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, it’s the NVMe SSD you want—assuming you have the required monetary wherewithal to pay for the privilege.
How we test
Internal drive tests currently utilize Windows 11 (22H2) 64-bit running on an X790 (PCIe 5.0) motherboard/i5-12400 CPU combo with two Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5 modules (64GB of memory total). Intel integrated graphics are used. The 48GB transfer tests utilize an ImDisk RAM disk taking up 58GB of the 64GB total memory. The 450GB file is transferred from a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, which also contains the operating system.
Each test is performed on a newly formatted and TRIM’d drive so the results are optimal. Note that as any drive fills up, performance will decrease due to less NAND for secondary caching, and other factors.
The performance numbers shown apply only to the drive we were shipped as well as the capacity tested. SSD performance can vary by capacity due to more or fewer chips to read/write across and the amount of NAND available for secondary caching (writing TLC/QLC as SLC). Vendors also occasionally swap components. If you ever notice a large discrepancy between the performance you experience and that which we report (systems being roughly equal), by all means—let us know.
Micro Express Nb5720 Notebook Review: Performance Isn’t Always Pretty
The thin-and-light Ultrabook trend has even clunky laptops looking relatively sleek these days. Micro Express’ NB5720 is far from a sexy, stylish Ultrabook, but it looks pretty good for a boxy, half-plastic laptop.
If you’re looking for style, look elsewhere. But if you place power, performance, and price over prettiness, the $1599 NB5720 is definitely worth a look. It’s not a total eyesore—it boasts a smooth, slate-gray, brushed-aluminum cover with tapered edges and a minimalist keyboard deck. But it’s nearly as thick as a brick—1.68 inches—and it weighs more than several: 5.75 pounds. That’s a lot of bulk paired with a 15.6-inch screen.
But when you’re looking for a no-excuses laptop, what’s under the hood is what really matters, and the NB5720 doesn’t disappoint on that score. You’ll find one of Intel’s best fourth-generation Core processors onboard, for starters (the 2.8GHz, Hyper-Threading–enabled Core i7-4900MQ). That’s supplemented by 16GB of DDR3/1600 memory and a discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M graphics card. Storage comes in the form of a 256GB SSD, plus a 750GB hard drive that spins its platters at 7200 rpm.
When you’re looking for a no-excuses laptop, it’s what’s under the hood that really matters.
As you might expect, this notebook burrowed through the bulk of our benchmark suite like a woodchuck preparing for a honeymoon, producing a Notebook WorldBench 8.1 score of 483. That renders it nearly five times faster than our reference notebook, the Asus VivoBook S550CA, which has a more humble dual-core, hyper-threaded, 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-3317U processor (from Intel’s Ivy Bridge family).
It’s also slightly faster than the CyberPower FangBook EVO HX7-200 we reviewed in June—at least when it comes to all-around productivity apps. That rig had a larger screen, but a smaller SSD (60GB) and a slower mechanical hard drive (a 5400-rpm, 1TB model). CyberPower’s system had a faster discrete video card—an Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M—which contributed to higher performance in games. The FangBook also delivered better battery life: 4 hours, 17 minutes to the NB5720’s 3 hours, 37 minutes.
The superior video card in the CyberPower FangBook helped it earn better benchmark scores in games such as BioShock Infinite.
Power and performance aside, the NB5720 has its pros and cons. The system’s 15.6-inch, nonglare screen has native resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels, and it looks great: it’s very bright, with accurate colors and skin tones and sharply rendered text. Unfortunately, it’s not a touchscreen, which is kind of a big deal if you’re using Windows 8. (You can order your unit with whichever OS you like.)
Great keyboardMicro Express manages to make the NB5720’s keyboard deck look simple and uncluttered while packing in tons of functionality. The deck includes, besides a full-size keyboard, a ten-key numeric pad, a trackpad with discrete mouse buttons, a fingerprint reader, and two convenience buttons: “Airplane Mode” toggles your Wi-Fi on and off, and “VGA” toggles between the discrete graphics card (when you need performance) and the integrated GPU (when battery life is your priority).
The keyboard, which has matte-black island-style keys, is comfortable and easy to type on. In my tests, I managed 99 words per minute (I typically average around 115 wpm), which is good for a laptop keyboard. The medium-size trackpad is responsive, if a bit choppy. The discrete mouse buttons are widely spaced and easy to press, but give little feedback. So the keyboard is much better than the other input devices.
I’ve reviewed Micro Express laptops before, and they always have one major, glaring problem: the speakers. I’d love to tell you that the NB5720 is totally different, and that its speakers are excellent—but they’re not. They’re awful. They are the worst speakers that I’ve ever heard on a laptop, on a desktop, in a car, from a cell phone—anywhere. As I’ve said before, if you enjoy hearing sounds, please do yourself a favor and do not listen to these speakers. The speakers are located above the keyboard, and they sound brassy, tinny, and shrill—and the sound only gets worse at higher volumes.
Here’s the bottom line: This is a great laptop, if you can overlook a few issues. It’s by far the fastest laptop we’ve tested, which is great news if you’re looking for a powerful model to do your bidding (and you don’t particularly care about looks). It’s a bit clunky and heavy, but less so than a desktop replacement—and it outperforms most desktop replacements.
But I’m not exaggerating when I say that the speakers are the worst I’ve ever heard, and the lack of a touchscreen is a bit disappointing. Still, if you don’t care about having a touchscreen, can tolerate the short battery life, and have some great headphones (the headphone jack is clean and delivers excellent sound, I’m happy to say), $1599 isn’t much to pay for awesome performance.
Samsung Galaxy A7 Performance And Gaming Review: Not For The Serious Gamer
Samsung recently launched the Galaxy A7 (Rs. 23,990) in India, a premium mid-range device that sets itself apart from other mid-rangers from the company by offering a subtle design refresh, a triple camera setup and a uniquely placed fingerprint scanner. The device packs in an Exynos 7885 SoC, coupled with 4/6GB of RAM and its performance is exactly in accordance with other premium mid-rangers available at this price point. If you’re in the market for a mid-range device and have been pondering over the Galaxy A7’s performance then allow us to help you make a well informed decision. Here’s our performance and gaming review of the all-new Galaxy A7:
Samsung Galaxy A7 Performance and Gaming ReviewAs mentioned earlier, the Galaxy A7 packs in an Exynos 7885 SoC which, for the unaware, falls somewhere between the mid-range Snapdragon 636 and Snapdragon 660 processors from Qualcomm. In order to get a fair reading of the processor’s performance, we first ran the usual slew of benchmarks on the device, including AnTuTu, Geekbench 4 and 3DMark.
Galaxy A7 BenchmarksSo, in order to check the benchmark results we installed AnTuTu, Geekbench 4 and 3DMark on the Galaxy A7 as soon as we pullet it out of the box which gave us a clear idea of how the device performs at its best. The scores delivered by the Galaxy A7 are quite in line with what you’d expect from a device of this calibre. The Galaxy A7 managed to score 122609 on AnTuTu, lagging behind the Snapdragon 660 powered Vivo V11 Pro which scored 128304, but managing to stay well ahead of Snapdragon 636 powered devices like the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Nokia 6.1 plus, ZenFone Max Pro and the Motorola One Power.
Galaxy A7 Gaming Performance
Taking into account the synthetic benchmark results we just mentioned, you’d expect the Galaxy A7 to be terrible when it comes to gaming, but that isn’t the case. While the device doesn’t necessarily perform as well as the Vivo V11 Pro in graphically intensive games like PUBG Mobile, it is capable enough to handle most Android games with relative ease. In order to test the device’s gaming performance, we played PUBG Mobile, Mortal Kombat X and Shadowgun Legends and here’s what we found:
Compared to the Vivo V11 Pro, which managed to breeze through the most graphically demanding games with ease (at medium setting, of course), the Galaxy A7 didn’t fare quite as well. In PUBG Mobile, the device automatically picked up the medium graphical preset, but I experienced stuttering and frame drops right from the get go. The biggest issue I faced while PUBG Mobile at default settings was that the device dropped frames every time I panned the camera from left to right or top to bottom, which made aiming really difficult.
On top of that, due to the 4GB RAM, the device took far too long to load artifacts around the map, which meant that jumping out of the plane I could only see misshapen blobs of different colors on the ground right until I landed. The RAM constraints were also visible while multitasking as the device took some time to switch between heavy apps and wasn’t able to keep more than two heavy games in memory at the same time.
Since the Galaxy A7 features a notchless display, I faced absolutely no issues with games being cropped at weird places. But for some reason Mortal Kombat X on the device wasn’t properly optimized and left large empty spaces on both the top and bottom which added on to the top and bottom bezels, making the experience rather unpleasant.
Overall, the gaming performance of the Samsung Galaxy A7 wasn’t as good as I’d expected it to be and I wouldn’t recommend the device to people who wish to play games on their smartphones. If you’re one of those people, then you can opt for the Poco F1 or the Vivo V11 Pro, both of which are great for gaming.
Samsung Galaxy A7 Performance and Gaming Review: Not the Best Choice for GamingPriced at Rs. 23,990, the Galaxy A7 doesn’t offer the absolute best performance that you can get from a smartphone in this price range. It doesn’t even offer decent performance in graphically intensive titles like PUBG Mobile, unless you’re okay with turning down the graphics to low. However, I faced absolutely no issues with the device while playing lighter titles or in my day to day use, which means that the device isn’t all that bad.
So, in case your workload comprises of playing graphically intensive games all the time, then you should probably skip the Galaxy A7 and opt for the Poco F1 instead. But, if you’re not one who plays too many games on their smartphone then you can definitely go for the Galaxy A7.
Buy from Flipkart (Rs. 23,990)
G900Vvru1Boa8: Download Verizon Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 Lollipop Update
Verizon Galaxy S5 owners who have not received the update yet, can manually download and install it using the guide below. All you need is to download the relatively big update (1.6GB), and install it using the Odin PC software, download link available below.
The Lollipop update for Verizon Galaxy S5 also gets you new version of TouchWiz, that’s inspired from the Google’s material design in the Lollipop. Although, your Galaxy S5 running Lollipop will be very different to Nexus 5 running Lollipop, because Samsung’s own UI is slapped over the S5’s Lollipop update. We don’t like TouchWiz at all when it comes to UI, and there are already strong rumors of Samsung cutting down on TouchWiz to make it light-weight, more in tune with the Nexus 6.
We recently saw the Sprint Galaxy S5 get an Android 5.0 update, too, while the international variant powered by Snapdragon processor, model no. G900F, received it long back in November. Only yesterday, the Exynos powered international variant, model no. G900H, was also treated with Lollipop goodness.
Verizon would be distributing the Android 5.0 update over-the-air too, so if you want that, don’t do this. Only caveat is that you’ll have to wait for Verizon, and your chance, under the gradual rollout. If you are the impatient sort, sure go ahead and slap the Lollipop update on your Verizon Galaxy S5 right away.
That said, it’s a bitter pill to swallow for HTC One M8 users, who are yet to receive the update as their compatriot Galaxy S5 users get it. Adding salt to the pain, the international version of the One M8 also boasts Lollipop now.
Do have a look at the screenshots of the S5 Lollipop firmware to learn about the new User Interface, and redesigned apps.
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WARNING!
Warranty may be void of your device if you follow the procedures given on this page. You only are responsible for your device. We won’t be liable if any damage occurs to your device and/or its components.
Also, not that this is only for Galaxy S5 at Verizon Wireless, whose model no. if SM-G900V. DO NOT try this on any other device, as this could brick incompatible one.
Pre-installation requirements:
Make sure that the battery is adequately charged, we’d recommend 50% if you are new to this.
Confirm the model no. of your device as said above in Warning section. Check ‘About Phone’ in settings, or the packing of your device.
Backup your Galaxy S5. Contacts, Call log, SMS, etc. Also backup the internal storage. If you need help, check this guide on Android backup.
Install latest driver for Galaxy S5. Get help from here.
DOWNLOADSYou need both files of both the firmware, and the Odin PC software.
Download the Odin zip file and the G900VVRU1BOA8 firmware zip file given below. Transfer both Odin and firmware zip file to a separate folder on your computer just to keep things tidy.
ODIN ZIP FILE
FIRMWARE FILE (G900VVRU1BOA8)
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Extract/Unzip the Odin zip file, Latest Odin3 chúng tôi on your computer (using 7-zip free software, preferably) to get this file: Odin3 v3.09.exe
Extract/Unzip the G900VVRU1BOA8 firmware file, G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_VZW.zip, on your computer (using 7-zip free software, preferably) to get this TAR file: G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_G900VVRU1BOA8_HOME.tar.md5
[Optional] Move the firmware’s TAR file, G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_G900VVRU1BOA8_HOME.tar.md5, to the same folder in which you extracted LatestOdin3 v3.09.zip (just for your convenience, that is). So, now you’ll have the following files in that folder:
Odin3 v3.09.exe
G900VVRU1BOA8_G900VVZW1BOA8_G900VVRU1BOA8_HOME.tar.md5
Disconnect the Galaxy S5 from PC if it is connected.
Boot your Verizon Galaxy S5 into download mode (process is same for the S4 in the picture below):
Power off your phone first and wait for 6-7 seconds after display is off
Press and hold these 3 buttons together until you see Warning! screen: Volume Down + Power + Home
If you don’t get the Added! message, here are some troubleshooting tips:
Make sure you have installed driver for Galaxy S5 LTE as said above in ‘Before you begin..’ section.
If you have already installed driver, then uninstall them and reinstall back.
Connect using a different USB port on your PC.
Try a different USB cable. The original cable that came with your phone should work best, if not, try any other cable that’s new and of good quality.
Reboot phone and PC and then try again.
Load the firmware file (extracted in Step 2) into Odin as instructed below:
Now in the Option section of Odin, make sure that Re-Partition box is unchecked. (Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time boxes remain checked, while all other boxes remain unchecked.)
Double check the above two steps.
If you see FAIL message instead of the PASS in Odin’s top left box, that’s a problem. Try this now: disconnect your Galaxy S5 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again.
Also, If device is Stuck at setup connection or on any other process, then too, try this: disconnect your Galaxy S5 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside in 3-4 seconds, open Odin and then repeat from Step 3 of this guide again.
Feedback Us!Tell us your views on the Lollipop update for your Verizon Galaxy S5. Can you accept TouchWiz on Lollipop, especially when you know how cool stock Android Lollipop is one Nexus devices? And do let us know if you run into any problem, we’d be glad to help you out.
Microsoft’s New Xbox One Experience Missed A Crucial Chance To Kill Steam Machines
Windows is under assault like it’s never been before, and Microsoft just missed a crucial chance to use its sweeping Windows 10-powered New Xbox One Experience update to cut a powerful new competitor off at the knees.
From the rise of mobile technology to the tremendous slowing of PC performance increases to Apple’s Mac surge, Windows has been looking wobbly for five years or more. What’s worse (for Microsoft), the titanic mistake dubbed Windows 8 sparked a mutiny of sorts inside the PC industry itself, inspiring Valve—the company behind Steam—and over a dozen PC makers to gamble on Steam Machines: radically small PCs, powered by the Linux-based SteamOS, designed both to usurp Windows’ iron-fisted control over PC gaming and to drag PC gaming into the living room.
After a long delay, the first wave of Steam Machines launched this week, alongside Valve’s radical Steam Controller and Steam Link. Make no mistake about it: The appearance of a gaming-focused, Linux-based threat to Windows, backed by the largest and most beloved company in PC gaming, is nothing short of a major threat for Windows. We found our initial week in a Steam-powered living room nothing short of intoxicating.
Zotac’s tiny Steam Machine, next to Valve’s Steam Controller.
It’s a glaring potential pain point. This is where Microsoft could have struck with its New Xbox One Experience—but it failed to do so.
Leaning on its shared Windows 10 core, the Xbox One’s NXOE lets you stream your Xbox games to any Windows 10 device in your house. Critically, however, it fails to do the reverse. You can’t stream PC games from your Windows 10 system to your TV via the Xbox One, despite the fact that Steam in-home streaming and Nvidia’s GameStream technology already offer that very feature.
Nvidia’s GameStream technology already allows GeForce-equipped PCs to stream games to TVs via Nvidia’s Shield devices.
If Microsoft had enabled PC-to-Xbox One streaming in the New Xbox One Experience—which was pushed out a mere two days after the Steam Machine launch—it could’ve effectively leveraged its console to hit a major competitor where it hurts, while that competitor’s still in its infancy.
Ignoring the bare-bones Link, the cheapest Steam Machine available today costs $450. The Xbox One sells for $350. If PC-to-Xbox streaming were enabled, that $350 would grant you access to not only the full Xbox One game library, but your full PC gaming library as well. Note that I didn’t say your Steam library: While Steam Machines lock you into Valve’s ecosystem, Microsoft could theoretically open the doors to your Origin, uPlay, and locally installed games, as well.
But it didn’t. The NXOE’s game-streaming is a one-way street, and it’s pointing in a direction that does no good for PC gamers.
Mark Hachman
Microsoft’s Windows 10-powered New Xbox One Experience.
Maybe the Xbox One’s weak AMD Jaguar CPU cores have issues decoding streams sent from PCs. Maybe Microsoft’s focused on maximizing the Xbox One’s utility, or perhaps it’s worried that allowing streaming from PCs could cannibalize Xbox game revenue (Steam sales are damned sweet). Arguably, that loss could be worthwhile if it staved off a threat toward Windows itself. Who knows?
For what it’s worth, Microsoft says it’s working to allow Windows 10 users to stream games to the Xbox One. Not having it ready in time to roll with the New Xbox One Experience—to shatter the Steam Machines before they get off the ground—feels like a significant miss, though. If Steam Machines rise in popularity during this holiday season, and enjoy even mild momentum in the years to come, this tardy Xbox One feature could wind up proving costly indeed.
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