Windows XP
Software theme
Runs natively on WinXP and is supported by the developers/publishers on it.
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games
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Alternate names: WinXP, Windows NT 5.1, Windows NT 5.2
Backwards compatibility:
* DOS : poor, through NTVDM; high resolution modes unsupported and screen updating is limited; 16-bit support non-existent on 64-bit versions.
* Win95 : poor
* Win98 : good
* NT4 : full(?)
* Win2k : full
The 16-bit subsystem required for DOS and Win3.1 is not present in x64 editions.
DirectX:
* Shipped with DirectX 8.1
* DirectX 9.0c last to support
Windows Home Server and Windows Server 2003 belong to same group but are not intended for gaming.
* DOS : poor, through NTVDM; high resolution modes unsupported and screen updating is limited; 16-bit support non-existent on 64-bit versions.
* Win95 : poor
* Win98 : good
* NT4 : full(?)
* Win2k : full
The 16-bit subsystem required for DOS and Win3.1 is not present in x64 editions.
DirectX:
* Shipped with DirectX 8.1
* DirectX 9.0c last to support
Windows Home Server and Windows Server 2003 belong to same group but are not intended for gaming.
64bit versions are 5.2 and 32bit versions 5.1
The first Windows XP video game was released in 1995.
Ubisoft, Paradox Interactive and Electronic Arts published most of these games.
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By year
| A | 2000 - DirectX 8 released |
| B | 2001 - XP released |
| C | 2002 - XP SP1 released 2002 - DirectX 9 released |
| D | 2004 - XP SP2 released |
| E | 2007 - Vista released |
| F | 2008 - XP SP3 released |
| G | 2009 - WXP's general support ceased by MS 2009 - Windows 7 released |
| H | 2014 - WinXP planned end of support |