Microsoft Acquires PlayFab to Accelerate Game Development in the Cloud - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 February 2018 / 7,259 Views
Microsoft announced it has acquired PlayFab a backend platform provider of services to build, launch and grow cloud-connected games.
PlayFab's tools are designed to be used by game developers on all platforms. The company will complement Microsoft's own cloud platform, Microsoft Azure.
"We’re mobilizing to pursue our extensive opportunity in a 100-plus-billion gaming market," said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "This means broadening our approach to how we think about gaming end to end, about starting with games and how they’re creating and distributed, and how they’re played and viewed."
PlayFab's tools are currently powering more than 1,200 games for companies like Disney, Rovio and Atari.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Say what you want about Microsoft, but they make good acquisitions. This sounds solid.
They're (among other leaders in the industry) trying to take games out of your hands and turn you into a subscription based slave. I have no idea why you're applauding such a destructive move.
And how did you infer the above from a company with a large cloud infrastructure buying a team to help them further improve their cloud, I will never know.
It is up to the market to accept or reject approaches, anyway. And last they tried rigid control over their system, they were outright rejected. However, I very much support their subscription model for the XBO - it is good value.
Did some research looks like a talented group, not bad
In b4 POWA of da Cloud posts.
