to a recent article on PC World, Xbox Live may be heading to mobile devices. This may coincide with the launch of Windows Mobile 7, which is expected for a late 2010 release. We all knew that Microsoft would enter the portable gaming market eventually. The only question was "when?" (and "how?")Job postings on Microsoft's website show that the company is looking for a program manager and software tester. Both positions would focus on the integration of Xbox Live and Windows Mobile (if you are interested in those jobs, go look on the Microsoft site yourself. I'm not going to track down links to help you with your job hunting!)
In July, Microsoft confirmed that they would, in fact, pursue mobile gaming for the Xbox platform. At the time, Microsoft corporate president, Shane Kim, didn't know yet if they would develop a game-specific device or enable gaming capabilities on mobile phones.
But will Xbox Live actually be integrated into Windows Mobile for use on any Window's Mobile device, or will there be an entirely new handset made specifically for Xbox Live gamers. Either of these options could compete directly with the iPhone.
Either way, I'm sure the thing would be digital copy only in terms of game software. Add that to the fact that I don't do much online gaming (and by "not much" I mean I've never played an MMO that wasn't free and browser-based) and that it's Microsoft, I'm not interested.
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