Azure PlayFab and Xbox are offering better multiplayer to developers.
Azure PlayFab and Xbox are offering better multiplayer to developers.
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Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox offer better matchmaking for game devs

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 2 min

Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player.

The offer extends to all platforms where the Xbox network is supported today, including the Xbox, PC, iOS, or Android.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.