Exclusive: Xbox Live games coming to other platforms
Microsoft’s heavily rumored plan to bring Xbox Live games to platforms other than Windows Phone is a reality.
While the company would not reveal specific plans, a Microsoft spokesperson all but confirmed them by telling Inside Mobile Apps “while the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are working to extend a few of our Xbox experiences and titles to other platforms.”
Rumors Xbox Live games would no longer be a Windows phone exclusive began to pick up steam in early January, when LiveSide and Business Insider spotted a job description for a developers with iOS and Android experience to “bring the latest and greatest gaming and entertainment experience to mobile platforms including Windows Phone, iOS and other mobile platforms.”
When asked about when the same Xbox Live experience available on Windows Phone would be available for iOS and Android, the company remained tight-lipped, saying “we are laser-focused on providing the best mobile Xbox Live experience to our customers, regardless of platform.”
While Microsoft currently advertises Windows Phone as the only phone with “mobile office, Xbox Live, mobile app, and more” its clear Microsoft is focusing on extending its console gaming business into the mobile lucrative mobile market, with the release of iOS versions of Xbox Live and its first-party game Kinectimals in December.
Microsoft would not reveal specific revenue figures or user numbers for either app, only stating “My Xbox Live and the ‘Kinectimals’ companion experience have both been well received by iOS users.”
January 19th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
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January 20th, 2012 at 4:08 am
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January 20th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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January 20th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
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January 21st, 2012 at 4:39 pm
[...] Inside Mobile App is reporting that Microsoft may bring more Xbox Live features to competing platforms like iOS and Android. I’m taking the story with a grain of salt, but recent developments in the past few months give me doubt, such as Kinectimals coming to iOS. According to Inside Mobile Apps, a Microsoft spokesperson made the comment to them that: “while the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are working to extend a few of our Xbox experiences and titles to other platforms.” [...]
January 25th, 2012 at 9:54 am
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January 26th, 2012 at 9:37 am
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January 26th, 2012 at 9:38 am
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January 26th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
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January 27th, 2012 at 11:42 am
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February 5th, 2012 at 2:18 am
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