IHS Markit analyst Piers-Harding Rolls tells GameDaily that he doesn’t see dedicated games hardware going anywhere for a long time.
In an op-ed published on Monday, Xbox head Phil Spencer made clear that ‘no one group owns gaming’ and that the medium ‘must promote and protect the safety of all.’
Microsoft is taking its best-selling franchise to augmented reality on iOS and Android starting ‘late summer,’ potentially expanding an already enormous Minecraft player-base across all platforms.
In the crossover event of the decade, CEOs Kenichiro Yoshida and Satya Nadella have released a ‘memorandum of understanding’ that will bring the companies together to solve mutual technological problems.
Guy Richards, Business Development, Microsoft Global Gaming Partnerships, is coming to Casual Connect London to offer up key advice for developers.
Microsoft’s mixed reality device works without wires and promises a more ergonomic experience than its predecessor. Though there’s still no word on exactly when users outside the developer program can purchase them, the kits are available for pre-order and due out this year.
Xbox continues its steady march towards being a service, rather than a mere hardware platform, by integrating first-party in-game rewards with streaming service, Mixer.
Revenue generated by cloud services increased by 73 percent, Xbox software and services is up by 12 percent.
Also announced was a subscription bundle marrying Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live Gold.
StudioMDHR’s indie hit Cuphead is coming to the Switch with Xbox Live support.