14 DAY TRIAL // Video game developer and publisher Microsoft is saying that it will be delivering a number of announcements during the coming Game Developers Conference event, which will focus on both the Xbox One home console and the way it will be integrated into the wider Windows 10 ecosystem in the coming years.
The company is planning to run 16 sessions during which it will give game creators a closer look at the coming DirectX 12 set of tools and will explain how the Xbox Live service will be used in the future for cross-device experiences.
Phil Spencer, who leads the Xbox One division, will hold a presentation on March 4 in which he will talk about game development on the Xbox One and on Windows 10-powered PCs, with the Xbox Wire announcement suggesting that he will also reveal new titles for both platforms.
The sessions will be shown to fans on Xbox Live, YouTube, Channel 0 and the official news service of the company.
Microsoft adds, "GDC attendees can stop by the Xbox booth when they hit the expo floor. We will showcase new tools for game developers and some new features coming to Xbox One and Windows 10 in 2015."
Traditionally, the event tends to focus more on the technical side of game creation, but lately companies have also begun to reveal new titles during the various sessions, in a semi-official manner.
Xbox One is becoming integrated with Windows 10
Recently, the developers working on the Xbox One have announced that the Windows 10 app dedicated to the home console has been updated with a number of features linked to navigation and the Friends list.
The company will continue to improve it based on the feedback coming from those who are testing it and there are plans to integrate the two platforms when the full version of the new operating system is introduced.
Until then, Microsoft will continue to search for new ways to improve sales of the Xbox One, which is behind the PlayStation 4 both in the United States and worldwide.
Despite a price cut to 349 dollars (269 Euro) which now seems permanent, the platform didn’t take first place in the NPD Group figures for the month of January.