
The online training course will take place for 8 weeks from August 17 to October 8 in Lao PDR.

The program is hosted by the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) and aims to promote international cultural cooperation and cultural industries in the partner country. (ct) Lao PDR and the Republic of Korea are partnering to support the publishing sector in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR through the Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI) Program.
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Why's that? Smart Delivery could make it harder for publishers to repackage last-gen games with higher frame rates and upgraded effects while charging an extra $40-60 for a new version. But for players, it seems like a sweet deal so far.īelow is the full list of confirmed Xbox Smart Delivery games for now and further down the line.South Korea supports training program of the publishing sector in Lao PDR We would expect that more third-party games will come as the new generation heats up and it could have an effect on the way game remasters are made and sold. Others, however, like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are giving it a miss as there is a fee to pay for the optimized version of the game. However, some major third-party games are already utilizing the feature, with Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion involved and Cyberpunk 2077 coming later. In terms of third-party games, as explained above, developers and publishers have to opt in.

Halo Infinite is an Xbox Smart Delivery title, along with existing Xbox One games like Gears 5, Gears Tactics, Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 4 and Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
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Xbox Smart Delivery gamesĬyberpunk 2077 will no doubt look best on Xbox Series X, but there's no real reason to delay buying it on current-gen consoles (Image credit: CD Projekt Red) Do be aware, though, that if you've decided to go all-digital with the Xbox Series S, any discs you have won't be upgradable.
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Smart Delivery works for digital and physical versions of supported games, though for a physical version you're going to need to have an internet connection so that you can download the correct version of the game for your console when you put in the disc. Developers and publishers can even "choose to use it for titles that will be released on Xbox One first and come to the Xbox Series X later". Microsoft has committed to supporting Smart Delivery with all of its first-party games – which will include Halo Infinite, Gears 5, and others – and the technology is available for every developer and publisher to opt in to.

You won't be playing the Xbox One version of Halo Infinite through backward compatibility on Xbox Series X – your single purchase will get you the version of the game meant for the console you're playing it on. It's essentially future-proofing your purchase. So if you buy Halo Infinite on a 2013 Xbox One and later decide to play it on Xbox Series X, you'll get the version optimized for that console. It means you only need to buy a game once, then you'll get the best possible version for the console you're playing it on. Smart Delivery will be used on all exclusive Xbox Game Studios games, with Halo Infinite cited as an example. Microsoft describes Smart Delivery as a "technology" that allows you to "buy a game once and know that – whether you are playing it on Xbox One or Xbox Series X – you are getting the right version of that game on whatever Xbox you're playing on." Halo Infinite is possibly the most-anticipated Smart Delivery title.
