![]() ![]() We get to host Minecraft, Halo, Gears of War and the new Flight Simulator, and I literally get a visceral thrill every time I see a game using one of our services. "All of Microsoft's first party studio games are now on Playfab. ![]() "PlayFab has grown almost ten times since, in terms of both the number of monthly active players, the number of games on the platform," says James Gwertzman, PlayFab co-founder and now Microsoft's general manager for cloud gaming. Now operating as Azure PlayFab (Azure being Microsoft's cloud platform), it's keen to conquer more of the industry. One of those options is PlayFab, a back-end live ops tech company acquired by Microsoft exactly three years ago. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a good example of that evolution, initially created by Brendan Greene because he found the multiplayer games he was playing too repetitive.īut there's one aspect of making games that has still a long way to go in terms of its accessibility: building backend services, managing multiplayer features, maintaining servers, creating matchmaking services, hosting and analysing players data, and everything that goes into running a live, multiplayer game.Īs noted by Linode's Will Blew in a recent Academy guide to building your back-end in the cloud: "Making the right choices around how you run and support your game over time can be daunting, but there are lots of options available to help." Microsoft's James Gwertzman For a long time, aspiring developers would perfect their craft with 2D platformers and Flash games, but now the improved accessibility of tools means they can be much more ambitious, much earlier. Between Steam, Epic Games Store and Itch.io, among others, the barriers to publishing a game have been hugely reduced.Īnd not only are games simpler to make and publish, but the range of creations you can easily make is wider than ever. There's now a myriad of game engines to choose from, most of them for free, and an equally important accessibility of storefronts in the PC space. Making games is more accessible than it ever has been. ![]()
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