Windows 11 Release date, price, and what does it do for gaming?

 

Release date: October 2021 

Price: Free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users Interface changes: New, rounded design Redesigned Microsoft store and support for Android Apps Better Xbox app integration AutoHDR makes old games look more vibrant DirectStorage is exclusive to Windows 11 Microsoft has officially announced Windows 11 is on the way and will be with us before the end of the year. 

The "What's next for Windows" event on June 24 had been preceded by an early build of Windows 11 leaking just the week before, so it didn't come as too much of a surprise. Indeed Windows Insider beta testers already have access to an early build, and if you want to try it out yourself, you can sign up for the Windows Insider build. 

Prior to this official announcement, it wasn't clear what the future of the Windows OS would be. The general expectation was that the changes to the Windows UI, codenamed Sun Valley, would simply roll at as yet another Windows 10 update. And in many respects, that's what Windows 11 is, another update to Windows 10, albeit one that Microsoft's marketing department can get behind.