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Workstation 16 Pro DirectX11 Gaming support results?

One of the primary items I am looking for in virtualization software is to be able to run games in VM's.   Up to now this has really been limited to just older games (DX9 basically as the 10.1 support in WS 15.5 was not complete when I tested and thus skipped WS15 for upgrade).   I am hoping that there are others here that can share their experience with Workstation 16 and DX11 games.   Any issues?   Performance hits?    What about higher resolutions (1k, 2k, 4k gaming)?

I know DX11 is still not the best (seems vmware is about 10+ years behind technology) but it's a far cry better than DX9. 

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Virtual_Rad
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Thanks for asking this.  Sorry not to see more replies.  I keep my games in a virtual machine too.  I'm not playing the latest and greatest, but most do fine.  It would be good to have a list with compatibility ratings.  Of course, that would have to come from the users.  Some games insist on nVidia or AMD, but maybe a few more will be satisfactory with this version.

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thashi
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I tried Aliens vs predator 2010 after vmware workstation 15.5.6 pro. In pro it worked fine and graphics were good. But in 16 it's graphics are terrible. I tried to fix in workstation settings. but I couldn't. Any ideas.

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