Like most games and applications, Windows Store apps are installed as ‘Universal Windows Applications’ which locks the game files and doesn’t give the user access to an. These games will also require DirectX 12 (and, therefore, supporting hardware), regardless of whether the games were ground-up built for the new API. The Windows Store features more restrictions than options - like Windows Live on Vista, games in the Windows Store only run on Windows 10, not Windows 7 or 8. The Windows Store has been causing something of a commotion lately. GoW UE’s release platform is the Windows Store, found in Windows 10. Gears of War UE coming to PC reminds us of Halo 2 and Windows Vista. And if you wanted to play online? You had to play with Windows Live, another platform lacking in reputation that has spurred countless “how to bypass” articles leading up to its death. That’s right, Halo 2 was only supported by Windows Vista - which already had a terrible reputation and condemning launch.
