Microsoft’s cross-platform push begins with these Xbox One and PC games

This is a big moment for the Xbox One. Microsoft has spent the better part of the last three years rebuilding its brand as a gamer-centric, consumer-friendly company willing to do whatever it takes to win back its lost loyalty. Now the console’s future is tied to a bold vision that players should be able to play games wherever they please, whether that be on a couch in the living room or with a mouse and keyboard.

Microsoft is walking a fine line here. The company wants to make itself as relevant to gamers as it was in the age of the Xbox 360, but it’s also trying to deemphasize hardware in favor of software by bridging the gap between Xbox and Windows 10. That may sound simple on the surface: just make every big console exclusive...

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