Candy Crush Saga is coming pre-installed on Windows 10
There's no word on whether you'll be able to opt out of the automatic install, although it's likely King will want to get as many people as possible hooked on Candy Crush given its recent financial struggles. Earlier today, the company's shares fell as much as 14 percent in after-hours trading after it issued a profit warning. It noted in its first quarter financials that revenue was lower than expected due to slowing Candy Crush sales, and players moving to "more mature games."
The Windows 10 version of Candy Crush Saga was first demonstrated at Microsoft's Build conference earlier this month, and served as something of a showcase for Microsoft's Project Islandwood and Project Astoria initiatives. Islandwood allows iOS developers to bring their apps over to Windows via an Objective C toolchain and middleware layer. While some recompiling is still required, it should make the process of porting apps easier for a large number of iOS developers. Things are easier still for Android developers, with Windows Mobile including an Android runtime layer that'll let most existing apps run unmodified. Notably, the new Windows 10 version of Candy Crush Saga will include cross-play options for iOS and Android devices.
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Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/humanity-weeps-as-candy-crush-saga-comes-pre-installed-with-windows-10/
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TaigaAisakaPosted:
XGN_JrEvo8 Hope you can uninstall it, because I don't want this.
Hope so!I hate this game so much
I'm more than certain you can uninstall it. I can't imagine Microsoft forcing you to have a game like this on your PC. A game, that from my understanding is pay to win? Something that will constantly update as well as mention sales or whatever Candy Crush does for their in-game money, I don't see Microsoft being that pushy with installing something like this. Hell, there may even be an option where you can custom install what you want on your PC.
OGPosted:
Its a good add on from Microsoft's end, however, I would have hoped they would have added something else instead of that game, I know its popular but they should have added other popular games as well
KatsumiChanPosted:
RarityTheUnicorn You can uninstall it, and even if you couldn't, it's like a 30MB game.
The point is that it's there and could trigger updates/notifications.
935Posted:
codsture looks like im gonna have to delete that when I upgrade
True that. I have played it but I don't like those types of games. Too boring and can sure make you mad. I don't have the patience for such games.
KatsumiChanPosted:
Alexyy I hope this isn't for OEM installs and The Pro versions.
Honestly doesn't matter if it's included in everything, just make it so you can uninstall it without Regedit and it's fine.
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