Phil Spencer announced on Twitter that Azure is available for all, including exclusives on other platforms.
I think this is great news, I really hope MS, Sony and Nintendo make use of it.
As long as it's platform specific, Cloud compute won't be used as much as I'd hope. This opens up the opportunity for third party games to take advantage.
As much as I like pretty graphics, I think Cloud Compute could add real tangible benefits to a lot of games. Improved physics, AI and the ability to see hundreds/thousands of AI in certain games. Dead bodies, bullet holes, destruction staying in game instead of vanishing.
We're at the point of diminishing returns for power/graphics so Cloud Compute could definitely offer something different.
What do you guys/ladies think?
Edit: sorry I haven't provided a link, I'm not sure how to do it from my phone.
I think this is great news, I really hope MS, Sony and Nintendo make use of it.
As long as it's platform specific, Cloud compute won't be used as much as I'd hope. This opens up the opportunity for third party games to take advantage.
As much as I like pretty graphics, I think Cloud Compute could add real tangible benefits to a lot of games. Improved physics, AI and the ability to see hundreds/thousands of AI in certain games. Dead bodies, bullet holes, destruction staying in game instead of vanishing.
We're at the point of diminishing returns for power/graphics so Cloud Compute could definitely offer something different.
What do you guys/ladies think?
Edit: sorry I haven't provided a link, I'm not sure how to do it from my phone.