The other day Microsoft held a conference for developers Build 2016. In addition to any technical affairs, the game decisions of the corporation were also discussed there. Chapter Xbox Phil Spencer (Phil Spencer) replied whether it was worth waiting Halo 5 On the PC, how are things with cross -platform gameplay, what is the fate of UWP, and also shared my opinion on other intriguing issues.
In the light of recent events, many expect all future games Microsoft turn out to be a cross- or at least multi-platform. However Spencer emphasized that the word "everything" is not worth using here. The company really wants to provide developers with the necessary tools for joint releases on Xbox One and Windows 10, but the final solution will still remain behind the developers. No one will force it to do it. Microsoft realizes that some computer games would look at the consoles alien and vice versa. The same story with the multiplayer: the mouse clearly exceeds the gamepad in the speed of aiming, so the studios will solve this issue at their discretion.
About Halo 5: Guardians https://nokyccasinos.org.uk/review/spins-heaven/ Fil answered PC rather vaguely: he said that he would prefer to move forward, and not look back. That is, there are chances, but not too big.
Besides, Microsoft reacted to criticism UWP. On Build 2016, the corporation demonstrated new “features” that are going to be introduced into the platform. Firstly, classic Win32 applications are easily converted into UWP while preserving functions. Spencer showed a reprint Age of Empires 2, which was transferred to UWP, but left support for SteamWorks and modifications. Secondly, Microsoft plans to overcome the violent vertical synchronization so that gamers can use the advantages of Freesync and G-Sync. Well, thirdly, the UWP will be allowed to set the traditional method via an exe file downloaded, say, from the Internet. Thus, you do not need to bind to the built -in Windows 10 store. These decisions Spencer I disassembled with the president Epic Games Tim Suini (TIM Sweeny), who recently convinced UWP restrictions and an intended policy Microsoft. By the way, Phil admitted that outside of business relations, he and Tim are actually good friends.
Finally, Spencer shared his thoughts about the future Xbox One. He does not think that conditional xbox 1.5 in the manner of PlayStation 4.5 is a good idea. In the sense of updates, Phil adheres to traditional views and believes that the upgrade of the console should be thorough. However, now, they say, there is no need for this: Xbox One is reliable, works, Microsoft Satisfied with the achievements of the prefix.
In addition, the health of Xbox One will support another important innovation: very soon any console can be turned into the so -called “girl”, that is, a kit for the development of applications. Microsoft I promised a similar regime for a long time, but brought it to the desired state only now. The release of a full version of DEV Kit Mode should take place in the summer. Spencer It hopes that thanks to this step in the Xbox Live store there will be a lot of various applications, and with the help of the same UWP it will be much easier to transfer programs with Windows 10.