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Multiple sources have reported that Xbox is working with Finnish studio Mainframe on a new cloud-native MMO with the working title Pax Dei. The game is scalable so it can be played on any device. If someone is using a mobile phone/tablet, they could log in to do minor tasks such as crafting or resource management, while desktop and laptops would be suitable for more intensive parts of the game such as raids or fighting.
Cloud-native here means that players can access the same game through any device. The studio is also exploring potential gameplay mechanics that can only work in a game that exists primarily on a remote server.
The hope among those at Microsoft is that Pax Dei can create an opportunity to set up best practices for this kind of game. And then other studios can run that same playbook in the future.
Pax Dei is something of a prototype...
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