Xbox Game Studios: All info on the growing giant

Under the name Microsoft Studios, the software giant has been trying for years to expand its position in the gaming market. Now followed the renaming in Xbox Game Studios and this should underline the strategic march.

The Xbox Game Studios include many well-known developer studios - and the trend is rising.

Microsoft is represented with PC and Xbox One in two important platform markets. Thanks to the financial possibilities, the company can increase its resources almost at will.

This is the Xbox Game Studios

The strategy of Microsoft with the Xbox Game Studios is simple, but effective:

• By buying proven developer studios, its own position is strengthened as efficiently as possible.
• The studios in turn benefit from networking as well as Microsoft's strong capital base.
• One of the best-known examples is Mojang: The Swedish studio was founded in 2010 and was responsible for Minecraft. In 2014, Microsoft bought the company for 2.5 billion U.S. dollars.
• After that, more and more purchases followed, including Playground Games (Forza and Forza Horizon) and Ninja Studios (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice).
• Also Obsidian Entertainment (Pillars of Eternity) belongs to the Xbox Game Studios, but acts independently, which should increase the quality of the titles.

The Xbox Game Studios are thus an umbrella organization in whose structure developers should be able to create the best possible results. Currently, 14 studios belong to the Xbox Game Studios and this number will certainly increase in the future.