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Today we're also continuing our commitment to expanding the communities we reach. We are in the process of bringing 4 Xbox games to other platforms. These are games which have been available to Xbox players for at least a year — including hidden gems that deserve to be experien…
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@tomwarren Can Microsoft currently monetize the iOS web app? How would a real app be worse?
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Xbox's Sarah Bond: Microsoft is “invested in the next generation road map. And what we're really focused on there is delivering the largest technological leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation” No year, but at one point 2028 was the target https://www.gamefile.news…
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it doesn't sound like Microsoft is going to release an Xbox Cloud Gaming app on iOS, because Apple's policy changes mean “there's not room for us to monetize Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS.” Full interview with Xbox chief Phil Spencer here: https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
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No Xbox Cloud Gaming app on iOS worldwide No Xbox Cloud Gaming web app on iOS for EU All because of Apple's decisions
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Cool to see Xbox bringing some popular multiplayer games to more platforms so people can play with their friends no matter what device they're on
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Xbox chief Phil Spencer doesn't rule out Starfield and Indiana Jones coming to PS5. “I don't think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform.” Full interview here: https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
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“We're going to be able to do more innovative things in hardware, the more the game side of the business is having success,” Spencer said, in an interview. “I get excited about different form factors that allow people to play in different places.”
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Xbox will make 4 (unnamed) titles available for PS and/or Switch. Worried about the impact on Xbox hardware? Phil Spencer tells me boosting games sales can help fund future hardware, including new form factors: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Also Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game to come to Game Pass, on March 28. And Game Pass will remain Xbox and PC only.
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