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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by TylerE on Monday January 29, 2018 @08:51PM (#16262275)
> if it's not a first-party Microsoft title, chances are it's Win32.

64 bit games, and even 64bit _only_ games are increasingly common.

Turns out for many modern AAA games 3GB of RAM isn't enough.

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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by earenndil on Monday January 29, 2018 @10:10PM (#16262629)
64-bit games still use the win32 api.
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Re:MS to Give Windows 10 a ‘Modern’ Overhaul with Light Weig... by rbanffy on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @05:43AM (#16264264)
It's a bit confusing that win32 is 64-bit savvy since, at least, its DEC Alpha release.
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