Microsoft and Cross Platform Gaming
March 8, 2010 by Marc Liron MVP
Filed under Microsoft
The press has been full of Apple iPad madnesss recently, despite the concerns that many have about its lack of support for Adobe Flash/No Inbuilt Camera/Lack of USB and FireWire etc…
However a really strong IT story is currently brewing in the background, and this time its Microsoft that is the story.
During the keynote presentation at TechEd Middle East in Dubai last week, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder (Senior Vice President, Technical Strategy) played the same Indiana Jones type game on a Windows PC, a Windows Phone 7 phone, and an XBOX 360.
Microsoft is finally using the knowledge they have in computing and video games, to give them an edge in the mobile industry!
…I can see many XBOX 360 users wanting to take their gaming experience with them on the move (the session is maintained when you move from device to device).
I appreaciate Apple is trying something similar, though with a much more basic implementation, with the iPhone/iPad combination.
BUT Microsoft is onto something much bigger here!
I look foward to seeing more information being released at CTIA and MIX this month.
Regards
Marc Liron – Microsoft MVP
