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Showing posts with label Microsoft. Show all posts
Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Live to Android and iOS
Company would be preparing simple tools for developers to adopt new
Microsoft really has struggled in recent years to discount the lost time from the launch of iOS and Android . The company 's biggest initiative in the area is obviously the Windows Phone , but the company wants to enter the field of play of opponents to grow .
Apparently , the next move is to bring Xbox Live to Android and iOS , in order to compete with Google Play Games and Game Center . Thus , players could synchronize information games , save achievements and meet friends by the component that would be light and simple enough to be integrated into any mobile game today.
The first information about it appeared in a job offer that Microsoft posted on its website recently . " We will create a modern framework , open source, lightweight , expandable and scalable for various platforms , including Windows Store , Windows Phone , iOS and Android ," said the posting company . Otherwise , it is believed that there may be a deeper integration between smartphones and tablets with consoles from Microsoft, since the Xbox Live lets you play online with several people , among other features .
There are no details of how or when this might happen , but the company now seems to have started hiring developers to work on this specific project that aims to be a more comprehensive alternative to Google Play Games and Game Center .
Microsoft really has struggled in recent years to discount the lost time from the launch of iOS and Android . The company 's biggest initiative in the area is obviously the Windows Phone , but the company wants to enter the field of play of opponents to grow .
Apparently , the next move is to bring Xbox Live to Android and iOS , in order to compete with Google Play Games and Game Center . Thus , players could synchronize information games , save achievements and meet friends by the component that would be light and simple enough to be integrated into any mobile game today.
The first information about it appeared in a job offer that Microsoft posted on its website recently . " We will create a modern framework , open source, lightweight , expandable and scalable for various platforms , including Windows Store , Windows Phone , iOS and Android ," said the posting company . Otherwise , it is believed that there may be a deeper integration between smartphones and tablets with consoles from Microsoft, since the Xbox Live lets you play online with several people , among other features .
There are no details of how or when this might happen , but the company now seems to have started hiring developers to work on this specific project that aims to be a more comprehensive alternative to Google Play Games and Game Center .
It's war! New API from Microsoft can be twice as good as Mantle
Platform that would be the "DirectX 12" can be presented during GDC 2014 in
The Mantle Technology from AMD , surprised when it was announced and after the first performance tests of plates containing the API . This means that the market received a boost , plus the declaration of war against the competitor, NVIDIA .
And the battle will be good : According to ExtremeTech , several sessions scheduled for the Game Developers Conference ( GDC ) 2014 in late March , will have as its theme an API for low level headed for Direct3D and OpenGL platforms , the two most affected by Mantle. Microsoft would be responsible for the development of technology .
Some time ago , the company said it was still committed to evolve DirectX standard, but did not say anything about a successor , who would be a " DirectX 12 " . Soon after , Mantle was launched in the market and eyes turned all AMD . But the description of the events of the GDC is encouraging. " You asked us better tools for you to squeeze every drop of performance from your computer , tablet , phone or console. Come to know our plans ," says the notice.
friendly rivals
Also according to the Extremetch , the recent interest in the field of Microsoft APIs result in a low tech twice as good as the Mantle. The project would use a different basis from AMD , but the goal is the same : to ensure lower heating and CPU and better graphics in the latest games available .
But AMD takes it all in the most friendly way possible. In an official statement , she stated that celebrates and supports a direction in the development of games with graphics facing the corporate vision .
The problem of such a project ? If the DirectX 12 platform exists and follow the Microsoft standard , it will be exclusive of the next version of Windows , which can be a major limitation .
The Mantle Technology from AMD , surprised when it was announced and after the first performance tests of plates containing the API . This means that the market received a boost , plus the declaration of war against the competitor, NVIDIA .
And the battle will be good : According to ExtremeTech , several sessions scheduled for the Game Developers Conference ( GDC ) 2014 in late March , will have as its theme an API for low level headed for Direct3D and OpenGL platforms , the two most affected by Mantle. Microsoft would be responsible for the development of technology .
Some time ago , the company said it was still committed to evolve DirectX standard, but did not say anything about a successor , who would be a " DirectX 12 " . Soon after , Mantle was launched in the market and eyes turned all AMD . But the description of the events of the GDC is encouraging. " You asked us better tools for you to squeeze every drop of performance from your computer , tablet , phone or console. Come to know our plans ," says the notice.
friendly rivals
Also according to the Extremetch , the recent interest in the field of Microsoft APIs result in a low tech twice as good as the Mantle. The project would use a different basis from AMD , but the goal is the same : to ensure lower heating and CPU and better graphics in the latest games available .
But AMD takes it all in the most friendly way possible. In an official statement , she stated that celebrates and supports a direction in the development of games with graphics facing the corporate vision .
The problem of such a project ? If the DirectX 12 platform exists and follow the Microsoft standard , it will be exclusive of the next version of Windows , which can be a major limitation .
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