Today at Build Microsoft confirmed that Xbox LIVE would be coming to the PC with Windows 8.
Here is what Major Nelson posted on his blog:
We are confirming that we will be bringing Xbox LIVE to the PC with Xbox LIVE on Windows. We are very excited about Xbox LIVE coming to Windows 8. Xbox LIVE brings your games, music, movies, and TV shows to your favorite Microsoft and Windows devices. Bringing Xbox LIVE to Windows 8 is part of our vision to bring you all the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy. At BUILD we are showing that it is easy for developers to create games for Windows 8 that take advantage of the power of Xbox LIVE. We have much more detail to share about the capabilities of Xbox LIVE on Windows and look forward to the opportunity to do so in the near future.
This is just yet another example of how Microsoft wants to create a platform that can use and run more and more of it’s services. I’m looking forward to seeing more. How about you?
