Sega had agreed to a strategic alliance with Microsoft to develop video games on the cloud platform.
Sega recently announced that the company had agreed to a strategic alliance with Microsoft in order to develop video games on the cloud platform.
According to Sega, the said partnership was part of the company’s long-term “Super Game” project in order to develop titles with big-budget international ambition.
“With the world now more connected than ever following the widespread deployment of 5G and cloud services in recent years, consumers can more easily enjoy high-quality entertainment content at any time,” the company said in a statement.
Reuters reported that a bid for Sega by Microsoft had been rumored for decades and Sega’s announcement came after a string of critically acclaimed recent releases from Sega including in the “Total War” and “Persona” series.
READ ALSO: Failed TikTok Deal “Strangest Thing I’ve Ever Worked On”, Says Microsoft CEO
Sega added that by working with the Xbox maker to anticipate such trends as they accelerated further in the future, the goal was to optimize development processes and continue to bring high-quality experiences to players using Microsoft’s Azure cloud technologies.
GMA News Online reported that titles developed by Sega specially for Azure servers could appear on Xbox Game Pass in coming years. An Xbox Game Pass was a monthly subscription service that will give users access to a large catalog of games through the Xbox console.
According to a report, several Sega games including the popular “Yakuza” franchise were already available on Xbox Game Pass and some were also available via Sony’s PlayStation Now subscription or on Nintendo’s digital store.
For more news and updates, you may feel free to visit this site more often. You may also visit Newspapers.ph via our official Facebook page and YouTube channel.
