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The new era of video game wars: Sony and Microsoft shake hands

Friday, May 17, 2019 by Snacks
_Time for old enemies to play together_

Time for old enemies to play together

Mutual hatred... is a powerful motivator #WhiteWalkers. Long-time enemies Sony and Microsoft battled admirably in the multi-phase Playstation vs. Xbox video game wars of our youth. Now they're truc-ing: An "unusual" partnership on cloud computing, the crucial engine that powers modern, online gaming.

It's hairy out there... A few major enemies forced this frenemy-ship:

  • "The tool kit": Amazon's Lumberyard lets anyone make their own games on its very-much-leading Amazon Web Services platform.
  • "The Holy Grail": That's what they're calling Stadia — It lets anyone, anywhere begin playing big games sans gaming console.
THE TAKEAWAY

Play anything on any device... That's the future of gaming, according to Microsoft. So if a surprise partnership with Sony can help it achieve that in the $130B video game market, Microsoft is down to team up.

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