Despite some AI missteps, Microsoft's new lineup of Copilot+ PCs have been some of the best laptops. They are great Macbook Air alternatives, with the longest laptop battery life we've ever tested and stunning, powerful performance.
However, one area they all continue to struggle in is PC gaming, backed up by a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
In June, when the Copilot+ PCs launched, we saw examples of x86-based programs struggling as the Adobe suite didn't have a native version to run on the PCs. Premiere Pro was barely usable and has yet to see a native release, with Adobe claiming it would come out "later this year." Samsung released a list of all the apps that wouldn't be compatible with their new Galaxy Book 4 Edge laptop.
It may not entirely be the game itself that is struggling to run, but the anti-cheat software that comes with many multiplayer games these days. The anti-cheat software is often not Arm-compatible and makes the game unplayable.
Microsoft told the WSJ that "players who want a high-performance native gaming experience may choose an alternate PC optimized for gaming.” Qualcomm said that the Copilot+ PCs are not a "gaming platform" but is working on improving the situation.
Both companies claimed they were working on the situation but declined to provide a timeline for a fix. However, Microsoft may abandon that plan soon.
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