In a recent interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that the company is “very happy with what’s going on in gaming,” and that the company aims to build games “and deliver them to folks across all platforms.” “We think that now, we have the ability to really do what we’ve always set out to do” said Nadella, “which is build great games and deliver them to folks across all platforms, right, which is Xbox and consoles the PCs, and now even including mobile gaming and cloud gaming.” Additionally, Nadella claims that the company is using the similar “infrastructure layer” and “set of transistors” for old graphics, as it is for AI. And due to this “you can connect the dots and see why gaming is going to be more strategic to us.” These statements coincide with recent claims of several first-party Xbox games coming to other platforms such as HI-FI Rush. However, these claims have still yet to be confirmed by Microsoft.
Microsoft is booming, surpassing Apple last week in market value, thanks to the generative AI gold rush
Not surprising that the company's CEO, when asked last month for an update on MS' gaming business, pivoted quickly to AI pic.twitter.com/Ij1IDl5w3V
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Details on the latest Xbox exclusive game, Starfield:
Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create your character and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.
In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation—the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy—and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios’ biggest and most ambitious game.
Along the way you will join in the adventures of various factions; pilot and customize your own ship; explore planets and discover their local flora, fauna, and resources; build outposts; and master a refined combat system to deal with threats of all kinds.
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