In some big news over the weekend, SEGA and Microsoft announced they would be partnering up to form a “strategic alliance that explores ways for SEGA to produce large-scale, global games in a next-generation development environment built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.” The alliance is said to be part of a “mid to long-term strategy”.
In a press release, it was said the companies will explore this prospect for “new strategic titles” that will “establish a next-generation development environment”. It was also added that “by shifting to a next-generation development platform, SEGA can effectively adapt to diversifying work styles and potential infrastructural changes”.
Microsoft’s corporate vice president Sarah Bond said that the companies “will reimagine how games get built, hosted, and operated”, bringing more to players and SEGA.
“SEGA has played such…
