Microsoft exec hints at future Xbox One-Windows 8 cross platform
Since the Xbox One has a version of Windows 8 running on its system for apps, it stands to reason there could also be cross-platform gaming for Xbox One and Windows 8 at some point. In a new interview with AusGamers, Microsoft Games Studios head Phil Spencer was asked about that possibility and he stated, "I’m not allowed to leak things" and then reportedly smiled.
Spencer then expanded on that statement, saying that Microsoft has experimented with connecting Windows 8 games to consoles at some level, such as Halo: Spartan Assault, where playing the game on Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 can unlock some content in Halo 4 for the Xbox 360. He added:
This connected ecosystem across all the different devices is definitely where I think the future of gaming is going; you don’t have to do it as a developer, but you have the capability and I think a system like Xbox Live across all those screens where you know who someone is and who their friends are, what their Achievements are and their progression is really critical to that.
It sounds like Microsoft will be adding at least some kind of cross-platform support for Xbox One and Windows 8 games at some point. The big questions are when it will happen and how deep will that connection actually get.
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RebPosted:
In my opinion the Windows 8 OS only really looks nice on tablets as it is a lot easier to use on them..
Dr-JPosted:
trinityrgh i doubt it all they want is your money they dont care what the customers want they are to greedy and windows 8 sucks it looks like a 2 yr old created it and thats why im not getting the stupid xbox1 the 360 sucks enough and ps3 thats even worse so the ps4 will suck to so i think ill just stick to the crapbox 360 and mod the crap out of it
Tbh, I think there's something wrong with you to say all of these gaming systems suck
trinityrghPosted:
i doubt it all they want is your money they dont care what the customers want they are to greedy and windows 8 sucks it looks like a 2 yr old created it and thats why im not getting the stupid xbox1 the 360 sucks enough and ps3 thats even worse so the ps4 will suck to so i think ill just stick to the crapbox 360 and mod the crap out of it
MykhalPosted:
PawnStarsgames would be very competitiveZoobzy About time they did something like this.
Would be epic if one day we could play cross platform like PS4 To XBOX One.
-Zoobzy
That would be epic, actual console wars
Corn_DogPosted:
Zoobzy About time they did something like this.
Would be epic if one day we could play cross platform like PS4 To XBOX One.
-Zoobzy
That would be epic, actual console wars
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