It looks like Xbox LIVE
mobile gaming might not be exclusive to Windows Phone devices in the
future. While Microsoft hasn’t officially announced any plans to bring
its games over to iOS and Android devices, a recent job posting on the
Microsoft Careers website seems to point at that direction.
According to the job posting, Microsoft is looking for a software
development engineer to work with the Xbox LIVE team “to bring the
latest and greatest gaming and entertainment experience to mobile
platforms including Windows Phone, iOS and other mobile platforms…
Experience of Windows Phone, iOS or Android development is a big plus.”
Now for all we know, Microsoft could just be looking for developers
to bring the My Xbox LIVE app to Android and work on the iOS version but
it seems quite unlikely from the job description. If Microsoft does
bring its Xbox LIVE games to other platforms, it would increase its
popularity but it would also get rid of one of Windows Phone’s selling
points. What do you think? Should Microsoft bring Xbox LIVE to other
platforms.
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