Microsoft’s Sarah Bond Sets Up Xbox Backward Compatibility Team, Discusses Activision Blizzard’s Game Pass Support

Sarah Bond, Microsoft Corporate Vice President, referred to the next generation hardware of the Xbox series and said, “We will realize the biggest technological leap to date.''overseas mediaWindows Centralreports.

A new team is formed to connect Xbox's game library to the future

In recent years, live service type mobile games and game distribution via online services have become commonplace, and titles that depend on such formats and services often face the problem of “losing the opportunity to obtain them (due to service termination).'' To do. Nintendo, SIE, and Microsoft are no exception to this.

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However, Xbox continues to work on backward compatibility of game titles, and many titles released on Xbox 360 can also be played on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

In order to take advantage of its strengths, Microsoft has set up a dedicated team to ensure that Xbox's digital game library will continue to be available.

“We've assembled a team dedicated to preserving games, which is important to everyone at Xbox and the gaming industry itself,” said Bond. “We remain committed to ensuring that future generations of players can enjoy the games and library that Xbox is known for.”

Xbox becomes the largest platform for Diablo IV with introduction to Game Pass

Bond said that in addition to working on next-generation hardware, Microsoft continues to integrate Activision Blizzard titles into Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

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Diablo IV was introduced to Xbox Game Pass on March 29th, and Xbox quickly became the number one platform for the title.

Additionally, users' interest and disposable time are concentrated in “black hole-like games” such as “Fortnite,” “Roblox,” and “Call of Duty,” which the gaming industry has yet to resolve. He also mentioned the issue of ever-increasing costs (development costs), commenting, “Platform holders everywhere continue to worry.''Mr. Bond said that in such circumstancesWorld market capitalization rankingMicrosoft is confident in its ability to diversify its business, surpassing Apple to take first place.

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