Xbox boss Phil Spencer has promised Microsoft will “go big” at E3 2019 in response to Google’s Stadia announcement at GDC.
Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s government vice chairman of gaming, responded to the Google Stadia announcement at GDC 2019 by promising the corporate would go simply as large throughout E3 in June.
Following the Google keynote, an e-mail despatched to Xbox workers known as the Stadia announcement “validation of the path” the corporate began down two yr in the past.
In the email obtained by Thurrott, Spencer stated there weren’t any surprises in Google’s announcement, however admitted he was impressed with YouTube and Google Assistant integration and the WiFi controller.
Reading over the mail, Spencer didn’t seem rattled over a “big tech competitor” getting into the gaming market. Probably as a result of Microsoft has been working by itself cloud-based initiative that can convey, amongst different issues, Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live to as many users as potential.
And Microsoft will apparently reveal its specific plan for cloud gaming in June.
“Google went big today and we have a couple of months until E3 when we will go big,” stated Spencer within the mail. “We have to remain agile and proceed to construct with our buyer on the middle.
“We have the content material, group, cloud group and technique, and as I’ve been saying for some time, it’s all about execution. This is much more true right now.”
When Spencer closed out the 2018 Xbox E3 showcase, he reiterated the corporate’s dedication to the cloud, and the way it desires individuals to play games “where they want, when they want, on any device they want.”
Cloud-based gaming is one thing Ubisoft and EA need as nicely, and have beforehand known as it the way forward for gaming. With Stadia coming later this yr, and Microsoft on the prepared, it seems the ‘future’ is already upon us.
Microsoft hasn’t introduced when it would host its E3 convention this yr, however going by 2017 and 2018, we anticipate it to be held on Sunday, June 9. We could even get information on the rumored next-generation of Xbox consoles throughout its presentation alongside its plans for cloud gaming.
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