news1 week ago
Microsoft Just Launched the Xbox Game Dev Update Show — Episode One Dropped PlayFab Foundation Mode for Free, DirectStorage 1.4 With Zstandard Compression, the New Xbox PC Remote Tools, and a Marketplace Rebuild for Console, PC, Phones, and Cloud
Microsoft launched a recurring dev-focused show on May 7. Episode one made PlayFab Foundation Mode free for every Xbox game across seven service pillars, shipped DirectStorage 1.4 with Zstandard compression, opened the April GDK, debuted Xbox PC Remote Tools, and kicked off a multi-surface Marketplace rebuild. Project Helix got a closer look — Xbox Magnus AMD SoC, FSR Diamond AI upscaling, dev kits in 2027, late-2027 launch.