Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Azure Game Development Virtual Machine (VM) is a customized Azure Virtual Machine for game development. Within minutes, you can spin up a VM with powerful GPUs for intensive processing needs, fully installed with common game dev tools like game engines, frameworks, remoting protocols, drivers and SDKs.
To learn more, please visit learn.microsoft.com/gaming/azure/game-dev-virtual-machine/overview
Azure Game Development Virtual Machine (VM) is a customized Azure Virtual Machine for game development. Within minutes, you can spin up a VM with powerful GPUs for intensive processing needs, fully installed with common game dev tools like game engines, frameworks, remoting protocols, drivers and SDKs.
To learn more, please visit learn.microsoft.com/gaming/azure/game-dev-virtual-machine/overview
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