Xbox to Attend GDC 2025, Sitting Down With Devs to Discuss Xbox Play Anywhere
Xbox has confirmed its attendance at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025. Next month, Xbox will host a series of workshops and experiences for developers to learn its ‘Xbox Play Anywhere‘ platform better.
As revealed in a Microsoft Game Dev blog post, Xbox will attend GDC 2025, taking place at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. From March 17th through to the 21st, the company will be hosting “partner meetings, participate in conference sessions, and sponsor events like the IGF Awards and the ESA Foundation’s Nite to Unite.” Most importantly though, developers will be able to learn more about Xbox’s service of allowing games to be played across consoles, PC, smartphones, and gaming handhelds.
“Xbox is expanding to any screen on any device, making it easier for anyone to play with the friends they want – whether they choose to play with Xbox console, PC, Smart TV or mobile,” Tammy Levine, General Manager of Developer Marketing says in the blog. “At GDC, we’re inviting game developers to go behind the scenes to better understand what it means for Xbox to be playable on any screen.”
During GDC 2025, Xbox will be hosting a series of interesting panels for indie developers and those who work for larger AAA studios. For instance, on Wednesday, March 19, the ‘Make your Game Available ANYWHERE with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Presented by Microsoft)‘ session is being held. Here, the company says teams will hear about “product and platform enhancements” regarding Xbox Cloud Gaming. It’ll also give tips on how to bring a game over to all platforms that support Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Xbox’s business model has shifted drastically over the past few years. No longer is the company focused solely on console-driven player adoption. Instead, using platforms and services like Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the Xbox Play Anywhere vision sees devices like the Asus ROG Ally, a smartphone, a Samsung TV, etc, as an extension of the Xbox ecosystem. To belabour that point, the company launched its ‘This is an Xbox’ ad campaign late last year.
Xbox’s presence at GDC 2025 isn’t exactly consumer-focused. Its panel sessions won’t be available to livestream. However, there may still be tidbits of news to come from GDC 2025, especially as the company continues to define what its branding means within the industry.