Xann Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Quote Microsoft and Sony--the company's behind Xbox One and PS4 respectively--have decided on a strategic partnership. The two companies plan on sharing technology and information going forward and build upon shared infrastuctures for some of their future initiatives. Nowhere in the announcement are Xbox or PlayStation named, but its wording implies Microsoft and Sony's partnership will specifically focus on consumer entertainment platforms like gaming. Specifically the agreement says that the two will jointly develop future cloud solutions within Microsoft Azure. It also says that Sony will use Microsoft Azure for its own game and content-streaming services, including a push to build better tools for content creators. The two are also committing to work together on semiconductors and artificial intelligence. Gamespot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 17, 2019 I wish they'd just sort their shit out and make every (non exclusive) game cross-platform online play already. Seems stupid in this day and age I can't play FIFA with a mate 'cos he's using a different console. It would be a win win for both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted May 17, 2019 Administrator Share Posted May 17, 2019 Google is coming. (They aren't, but it's shaking up the industry for our benefit.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Think everyone knows the next gen of consoles is likely to be the last. Makes sense to plan ahead for when everything is just streaming and right now there is probably only really microsoft, google & amazon with anywhere near the infrastructure in place to even begin thinking about it properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Interesting move but probably one that Sony had to make. They don't have the infrastructure to really compete in a disc-less world of streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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