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Posted on Tuesday, June 19 @ 08:10:31 Eastern by



Last night, Microsoft pulled back the curtain on their new iPad killer, the Microsoft Surface. The 10.6-inch tablet will run Windows 8 and feature specs that will give Apple its first real run for its money as an iPad competitor. Microsoft, however, didn't delve into specifics about gaming.

Still, Eric Neustadter of Xbox Live Operations claims that Surface can run PC games thanks to the Windows 8 OS, and that Surface will be the "greatest Civilization-playing device known to mankind". He also adds that "the iPad can't play Civ 4 or Civ 5".

It's still early, and with Microsoft currently leading the home console market, more official details on how gaming will fit in with Surface are sure to follow in the coming weeks. For now, at least according to Neustadter, Surface will run current PC games.

Tell GR: If Surface can indeed run PC games, would you consider buying it?

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  • Eyebrowsbv31
    Eyebrowsbv31
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 8:30 am
    Yes, although I bet the battery life will be zilch.
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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 11:19 am
    This. It might be just like a laptop, but that doesn't mean it'll have the battery life.
    0 0
  • Lethean
    Lethean
    Joined: Jan 2001
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 8:31 am
    Yeah I would strongly consider buying one. Especially if it can run PC games and still access the Windows marketplace for apps.
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  • Guernica
    Guernica
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 8:45 am
    There are windows 7 tablets out there. We have them at work because they run all of our programs we have created over the years. Besides the battery life it plays the few games we tried out of curiosity pretty great. I would think since win8 is supposed to actually be somewhat optimized for tablets that it will have a bit better battery life.

    As long as the price isn't ridiculous then I can see me buying one of these.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 9:15 am
    Cn you say: Zune?
    0 0
  • TurinAlexander
    TurinAlexander
    Joined: Sep 2006
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 9:23 am
    I won't ge buying anything that uses Window 8. It's an abomination that I refuse to support.
    0 0
  • theoutcast32
    theoutcast32
    Joined: Oct 2005
    Posted: Jun 19th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
    if it can run windows 8, just install windows 7 onto it.
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