Microsoft simplifies game development with Game Stack platform

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Published onMarch 16, 2019

published onMarch 16, 2019

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Microsoft is planning to change the wayhow games are developedand played. The Redmond giant has recently announced its newGame Stack platformthat helpsdevelopersto achieve theirgame development goals much faster than before.

Various services including Xbox Live, DirectX, App Center,Visual Studio, Havok, and PlayFab are brought together in the form of Game Stack.

As we all know, previously all of these services were available individually. However,game developerscan now find all of them in the form of an easier-to-use bundle.

Microsoft claims that gamedeveloperscan use Game Stack to achieve the following objectives:

Microsoft believes that gamedevelopershave to focus on various aspects in order to retain the attention of2 billion gamers around the world.

Irrespective of the device, inspiring and engaging those gamers is the key to success in the gaming community. Microsoft Game Stack has been released to help you to cope-up with these issues.

Understanding Microsoft Game Stack

As mentioned earlier,Game Stack offers a single package comprising of various services,toolsand game-development platforms.

It aids the gamedevelopersto learn about the services andtoolsthat they need to develop and operate it.

Azureplays a vital role in the Game Stack and offers a sustainable and secure infrastructure around the globe in 54 regions.

Moreover, it also offers ML and Aibased cloud-native servicesalong with the compute and storage building blocks. The gamers around the world can enjoy the perfect gaming experience, irrespective of their location and device.

Most of the companies are leveragingAzure to store player data in a safe manner, host multiplayer game servers,avoid DDOS attackson games, create immersivegameplayby training AI.

If you remember Microsoft acquiredPlayFab last year, the tech giant now plans to add PlayFab to the Azure family.

PlayFab actually provides real-time analytics, game-development services, and LiveOps capabilities based on Azure.

Game Stack offers all of Microsoft’sgame development technologies under one roof.As a matter of fact,PlayFab+Azure will handle all the complex back-end functionality.

We hope that the collaborative environment can be a game changer in the near future.

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