Diluted Dante wrote:My understanding is that it re-organises the download process so that the files necessary to start playing are downloaded first, and then everything else will continue in the background as you play.
Phil Spencer, who ran Xbox’s game development studios for years, was made executive vice-president of gaming within the company in September 2017. This finally put Xbox on equal footing with Windows and Office within Microsoft – and put a gamer in the room with the CEO and CTO of the company.
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“I’ve been at Xbox since the beginning and Xbox used to be like the garage band of Microsoft: as long as we didn’t turn the music up too loud, we were able to keep playing,” says Spencer, speaking to the Guardian in LA on Monday. “But now the company really sees what gaming is: it’s two billion people around the world, many of whom love our brands. We’re a player; we’re important. And we have broad aspirations.”
Matt Booty, who was previously in charge of Minecraft, has taken Phil’s place as head of Microsoft Studios. “It was a big vote of confidence for Xbox and for gaming to have our gaming work sitting side by side with some of the other big pillars of Microsoft,” he says. “We really see that as a signal for long-term investment, in our existing franchises and in starting new things.”
Verecocha wrote:What games are they? You couple possibly name them here and get some offers in?
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