The Xbox online gaming service anticipates that it is working to seamlessly supply online gaming to its entire user community.
Xbox Live is recording much higher than normal daily data traffic volume. The coronavirus crisis, which has confined millions of people around the world to their homes, has precipitated the publication of a message by Microsoft, which, in the voice of Phil Spencer, informs the community of its desire to maintain active service. , without problems, during these complex dates.
If Steam registered historical peaks of simultaneous users daily this week and the telemarketers have already requested responsible Internet consumption during business hours to avoid collapsing online servers, Microsoft is no stranger to this circumstance and claims to be having a “demand without precedents ”in its online games service, Xbox Live, which supplies both Xbox One and Xbox video games through Windows 10 and Xbox 360. As far as we know, until 2019 Xbox Live had more than 65 million players worldwide world.
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“I have previously stated that I believe that games have a unique power to unite people; to entertain, inspire and connect. And I think this is even more so in unique circumstances like these, ”Spencer said in the statement. "Many people are opting for the video game to stay connected with their friends while practicing social distancing, and we are seeing an unprecedented demand for video games by our users right now."
For this reason, one of the solidarity measures they have chosen is to give away free Minecraft content, all focused on the educational category to promote management values, teamwork and cooperation between parents and children, inevitably united in the countries where they have been decreed the state of alarm.
All in all, Microsoft remains determined to put the new Xbox Series X in stores before the end of 2020. Different analyst groups see it as complex, but possible. Although they recognize a possible delay if the situation of the COVID-19 extends over time, now they do see some light on that possibility for both Xbox and PS5; Yes, with very limited units.
In other articles related to the console we review everything that awaits us with your controller, a comparison between PS5 and Xbox Series X, how the RAM of Xbox Series X will be distributed for video games and a comparison of load times between Series X and Xbox One X.
