Macworld - USA (2019-12)

40 Macworld • December 2019

REVIEW

This year’s release isn’t just about software.

There’s one major improvement on the hardware

side, too. PD15 now includes support for Bluetooth

4.0, which enables Android and Linux (kernel 3.13

and newer) VMs to take advantage of Low Energy

Bluetooth devices for the first time, as well as adds

support for many previously incompatible smart

home appliances, accessories like IRISPen, and

even Xbox controllers under Windows 10.

That last one will be of particular interest to

gamers, who can now enjoy their favourite Xbox

games in a VM the way they were meant to be

played. I had no problem pairing an Xbox wireless

Game on: With support for Bluetooth 4.0, Parallel

Desktop 15 users can now play Xbox games using a

wireless controller in a Windows 10 virtual machine