Downloader: Microsoft to release cross-platform games on Windows, Windows Phone 7, and Xbox

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Microsoft to release cross-platform games on Windows, Windows Phone 7, and Xbox

Filed under: Games, Windows, Windows Mobile, Microsoft

Holy synchronicity, Batman! Microsoft is preparing to offer games that can be played across Windows, WIndows Phone AND Xbox. That's right: one game, three systems. It doesn't matter that the input method for each platform is different; you'll be able to play these games by keyboard, controller, or accelerometer. My little gamer heart just grew three sizes!

Even cooler, your game data will sync amongst your collection of MS devices, allowing you to save a game on your desktop machine or Xbox and then take it on the road using your Windows Phone. Our sister site, Engadget, reported on Microsoft's demo of one of these new cross-platform games, saying it was developed in Visual Studio, and the three versions of the game share 90% identical code.

Any company competing against Microsoft and Xbox Live in the casual gaming arena is quaking in its boots right about now ...

Check out the demo video after the jump.