Unity chooses Azure as its cloud partner; the companies will work together to enable creators to reach their audiences on Xbox and PC
By: Sarah Bond, corporate vice president of experiences and game creator ecosystem at Microsoft.
At Microsoft, we have a deep commitment to empowering creators. Throughout the history of Windows, we’ve nurtured developers and encouraged their creative innovations. We do the same on our Xbox-branded platforms, supporting developers big and small in more than 90 countries around the world. And our Azure cloud ensures developers can unleash their imaginations and trust that their work is secure and scalable. Our commitment to creators is something we share with our longtime partner, Unity, the world leader in real-time 3D technology. We’re also committed to expanding the creation and distribution of 3D content, bringing relevant tools and technologies to a broader range of developers, and making it easier than ever to bring games to gamers.
That’s why today Unity has selected Azure as your cloud partner for building and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) experiences from the Unity engine. Additionally, we’re excited to work together to make it easier for game creators around the world to publish on Xbox consoles and PCs so they can reach their communities.
The magic of 3D interactive experiences born in games has rapidly begun to carry over to non-gaming worlds. Unity builds a platform-independent, cloud-native solution that meets the wide-ranging needs of all developers, from enterprise to citizen creators. By giving creators easy access to RT3D simulation tools and the ability to create digital twins of real-world objects and places, Unity offers creators an easy path to producing RT3D assets, whether for games or for other worlds. To support this evolution, creators require a technical infrastructure that is as dynamic and innovative as they are. Azure is that solution. Built for security and global scalability, Azure already supports some of the world’s biggest games and brings those battle-tested learnings to power RT3D experiences for all industries. As the need for real-time simulation becomes central to every industry, from e-commerce to energy, manufacturing to medical and more, Unity and Microsoft create the Creator Cloud that enables 3D artists to create and run those experiences in Azure.
Our ambition to democratize the development of games and game-like experiences around the world and across industries depends on strong partnerships, particularly with game engines like Unity. The partnership between Microsoft and Unity will also make it easier for creators of Made with Unity games to reach their players across Windows and Xbox devices and unlock new opportunities for success. By designing improved development tools, leveraging the latest platform innovation from the silicon to the cloud, and simplifying the publishing experience, Unity creators will be able to make their dreams come true by bringing their games to more gamers around the world.
As interactive 3D experiences continue to evolve in both gaming and non-gaming, Microsoft and Unity are empowering a wave of new creators to define the digital worlds of tomorrow. It is your talent, creativity, and empathy that will not only transform the world, but change it for the better.