Azure Archives : Seasoned Gaming

Microsoft and Sega Join Strategic Alliance for Next-Generation Game Development

01

Nov

Microsoft and Sega Join Strategic Alliance for Next-Generation Game Development

Early this morning, Sega announced a new partnership with Microsoft. This alliance specifically calls out Sega working with Microsoft on future game development built-upon Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. While the formal press release doesn't name any specific IPs nor any direct collaboration with Xbox, obviously there are potential implications. What…

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Xbox is Shaping the Future of the Console Ecosystem

28

Jun

By Ains

Articles

Xbox is Shaping the Future of the Console Ecosystem

Back in October, I wrote about the contrasting approaches Xbox and PlayStation were taking to the new generation of consoles. In the eight months since, I think it's fair to say that Xbox has been the most progressive in advancing their vision of what a console manufacturer, and in a…

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Xbox Continues to Expand Cloud Gaming, Adds Native Streaming from PC App

24

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

Xbox Continues to Expand Cloud Gaming, Adds Native Streaming from PC App

As the Windows 11 conference from Microsoft, Sarah Bond (Vice President & Head of Product and Strategy) showed off the next evolution of Xbox Game Streaming. In a brief presentation, Bond shared how you will be able to play games directly from the Xbox PC App going forward, without the…

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Article : A Brief History of the Console and the Future of Gaming

09

Feb

By Karl Dwyer

Articles

Article : A Brief History of the Console and the Future of Gaming

Stick with me here as I might skip over some key influences, or even what you personally might recall as major milestones in early days of gaming. This article is from the perspective of a "seasoned gamer"; really no pun intended. I grew up in the UK at a time…

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