Xbox Live Coming to iOS and Android

Written by Alan Friday, 20 January 2012 06:00

It’s been rumored for a while now that Microsoft would finally end the Xbox Live exclusivity to Windows Phone and bring their gaming technology to iOS and Android, but now it looks like that day is finally in sight.  Although Microsoft would love to use Xbox Live as one of the big selling points for their own mobile operating system, making it available for the other major mobile platforms will greatly expand both their user base and their revenue.

While it’s been all rumors and speculation up until now that Microsoft would really make Xbox Live available on any platform besides their own, that has finally changed today as a Microsoft spokesman told the website Inside Mobile Apps that,

“While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are working to extend a few of our Xbox experiences and titles to other platforms.”

As I previously stated, this move makes sense for Microsoft for a couple of reasons.  It’s also entirely likely that the Xbox Live maker will keep some juice for Windows Phone by making certain functions and games exclusive, permanently or for for a period of time, to Windows Phone.  Once both of these models – Xbox Live on Android and iOS, and Windows Phone exclusives – are in place then Microsoft will have the best of both worlds.

Alan

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