Heading: Our team has never committed more resources to
making Windows better for game developers and gamers
Ahead of Microsoft’s appearance at the PC gaming show at E3 later
this month, Xbox executive Phil Spencer has pledged to gamers that the mistakes
of Fames for Windows live won’t be repeated with windows 10. Speaking with PC
Gamers, which is hosting the event with Microsoft as a co-sponsor, Spencer
started off by recalling the struggles of Microsoft’s PC gaming past.
‘’We weren’t fully committed as a company, and I’ve said
that before. We made commitments to developers and consumers that I don’t feel
we lived up to,’’ he said when asked about Games for windows live, ‘’the key
difference now is that the Xbox team is driving the windows and console gaming
efforts at one connected system.’’
If gaming on Windows 10 falls short, it won’t be for lack of
efforts or resources.
‘’I can tell you definitively that our team has never
committed more resources Windows better for game developers and gamers, and
that means that any gamer on windows 10, regardless of storefront or device,’’
Spencer explained.
‘’windows is the most popular platform for games in the
world and we are committed to doing more,’’ he added. ‘’Xbox needs to deliver
meaningful, measureable improvements for games and gamers—both for existing
games and services and new titles.’’
Asked if Microsoft’s internal development teams, as a part
of the company’s overall renewed focus on PC gaming, would develop PC-exclusive
games, Spencer promised support for the platform, but didn’t make any promises.
‘’The charter of Microsoft Studios is develop to games that
showcase the best of every Windows device,’’ he said. ‘’You can absolutely
count on us to invest in games for the PC. While we want to break down the
walls between platforms, we also know that certain games are optimized for
certain devices.’’
Spencer remained fans that Halo has a history of supporting
PC with games like Halo: combat Evolved for the original Xbox and windows 98;
Halo 2 for PC; and Halo: Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike for windows 8.
‘’There’s definitely a legacy there,’’ Spencer said. ‘’So
no, we wouldn’t rule out more Halo coming to the PC.’’
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