Microsoft is about to test whether its Xbox gaming franchise is strong enough to reach outside the living room. Microsoft plans to add endpoint remediation tools down the road.
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Spencer believes “we will see more innovation in the console hardware space than we’ve ever seen. We know we have a lot to prove”.
However, in order to achieve visual parity between the two platforms, Spencer explained consoles could and should be upgradable to keep up with PC, which may lead to doing away with the generational shifts of consoles.
It’s going to make that so-called “cross-buy” feature much easier for a developer to put into their games. PC-focused studios were shuttered.
Microsoft has been a company which has been doing exceptionally well for their users. “Windows 10 and Cortana” demonstrates how Microsoft’s personal voice assistant can be used on the desktop to find any file by simply asking.
Among them is “Forza Motorsport 6: Apex”, a version of the auto-racing franchise developed by Microsoft-owned Turn 10 Studios.
“We understand that for Windows to be successful, gaming has to be vibrant, healthy and innovative and we at Xbox want to be at the centre of that”. Windows 10 itself now enjoys around 11.6% of the total PC market share as of 1 February.
Apparently, the move from Redmond seems to benefit PC gamers, who’ll be able to gain access to games that they would not be able to play at all on the platform.
The era of one console lasting an entire generation is over, says Microsoft, with Xbox boss Phil Spencer suggesting we could see a more powerful Xbox One console this generation. Amazon.com also hosts digital game sales.
Hardware locks our software and our platforms together at the beginning of the generation.
Microsoft is dangling its carrot on a stick a little lower for Quantum Break fans.
A Universal Windows Platform app is a “Windows experience” that is built upon the UWP and provides a common app platform available on every device that runs Windows 10. “Windows 10 gives them the opportunity to deal themselves back in”.
One of the more pressing concerns was a lack of SLI or CrossFire compatibility with games from the Windows Store.
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Spencer is less understanding on that front: “We spend zero time thinking about games other people can’t play”, Spencer said on stage.
