Samsung's new Galaxy Book 4 Edge laptop can't run Fortnite, Adobe apps or even Google Drive

Samsung has launched a new Galaxy Book 4 Edge laptop, which is the first device based on the Snapdragon X Elite chipset. Despite the power and efficiency of this chipset, the laptop has limitations. These are due to the fact that Windows does not fully support the ARM architecture used in the Snapdragon X Elite.

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Application compatibility issues remain an issue with ARM-based laptops. Though Microsoft has come up with the Prism emulator to adapt x86 apps to the ARM architecture, but so far it hasn't helped much. For example, Samsung has warned buyers in South Korea that the Galaxy Book 4 Edge can't run apps like Fortnite, League of Legends, Halo Infinite, Google Drive and some Adobe apps. There may also be compatibility issues with some printers and Korean financial institution websites.

This limitation is not specific to Samsung, as similar issues will be present on any laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite chipset. Perhaps this will improve over time with the development of Prism and developer support for the ARM architecture in Windows. The transition from x86 to ARM was always going to be a long process, but now it's becoming more feasible thanks to control over chipset and software design, as Apple demonstrated when it moved to its own ARM chips.

Source: Sammobile