Xbox Live will be a fully integrated part of the next generation of Microsoft’s smartphone Windows OS, the platform holder has today revealed.
The OS’s Xbox Live hub will include both playable XBL titles as well as Achievements and access to a user’s current gamer profile and avatar. However, simultaneous multiplayer gaming is not set to be included, though asynchronous (turn-based) online multiplayer will play a part.
There’s lots more information on this story over at CasualGaming.biz.
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