Thread: 2.0 in Windows 8

If 7 can take it you are in very good hands 8 can, and perhaps better.

And we know 7 is supported.

I can't speak for FFXIV, but from what friends have been telling me, 8 is a very slight increase in performance over 7 for games that are compatible.

They showed FFXIV ARR running on Win8 at Nico-nama live broadcast so it should be safe.

Originally Posted by carlosx

is all about compatibility
cos 1.0 was a game based on wxp structure i want to know if the where anything we must know before change OS from windows 7 to 8

Anything 7 can run 8 can run, at least in desktop mode. But if you are a hardcore pc user you will tell that front panel shifty touch thing to gtfo anyways. lol

Installed my start button and turned off that panel.. faster windows 7

Windows 8 is terrible and should not have been made, and you should not install it.

Originally Posted by Gramul

Windows 8 seems like a mostly pointless upgrade.
Unless your PC is touch specific, the add riddled tile feature is a clunky unnecessary addition. Not worth the 70+ bucks in my opinion.

If you have 7 and you dont smoke your money then I wouldnt upgrade - but mine was a free upgrade promotional so.. why not lol

Its faster then 7 and has some neat features (discounting the main screen which is useless to me and I scrapped right away lol)

Windows 8 is an amazing OS. As stated above, it does a tad better in gaming for certain games and is better than 7 imo. I do not have a touch monitor, or a multitouch mouse, I have a full regular desktop PC and I Windows 8. It also runs much faster and is more compatible with my SSD than 7 was. Did I mention that I got it for 29.99 for the basic version AND microsoft is giving away free keys for Media Center (effectively giving you Windows 8 Professional for 29.99!).

FFXIV 1.0 on Windows 8 ran fine, no issues whatsoever.