{"id":204,"date":"2019-02-04T11:38:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T11:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/?p=204"},"modified":"2019-02-04T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T11:45:47","slug":"microsoft-is-bringing-xbox-live-to-ios-android-and-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/microsoft-is-bringing-xbox-live-to-ios-android-and-nintendo-switch\/tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Is bringing Xbox Live to iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Microsoft is getting ready to release a software development kit that allows game developers to integrate Xbox Live into any titles that run across PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Xbox Live cross platform play will allow developers to use Xbox friends lists, multiplayer functionality, and achievements into existing mobile games. And it&#8217;s all part of Microsoft\u2019s new gaming mission to reach outside of its traditional PC and Xbox markets, and bring software, services, and games to players on rival platforms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/02\/shutterstock_1056459377.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Combined with Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Game Pass, (which is awesome by the way), it looks like they&#8217;re trying to create a Netflix for video games, with a subscription that gives you access to games no matter where you intend to play them. If Microsoft can convince developers to allow it to handle the social and multiplayer aspects of games, then its subscription game service will look a lot more promising to gamers on other consoles and mobile devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is getting ready to release a software development kit that allows game developers to integrate Xbox Live into any titles that run across PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch. Xbox Live cross platform play will allow developers to use Xbox friends lists, multiplayer functionality, and achievements into existing mobile games. 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