It is possible to find the positives in this story. Xbox Live on Windows Phone should have been a masterstroke for marketing Microsoft's mobile operating system - unfortunately the promise has not yet been fulfilled. Now Xbox 360 users looking for a mobile device might be wondering if the iPhone is the way to go. Up until this release, that was something that could only happen on a Windows Phone. It's not just that the title is no longer a Windows 8 / Windows Phone only title, it's also that iOS players can log on with their Xbox Live account, working through the achievements and earning gamer points. That's why the news of Wordament's loss of exclusivity and availability for iPhone and iPad is worrying news. Xbox Live is a strong mobile brand, but it has very few exclusive titles (and the expectation is that many of the shared titles, such as Angry Birds, will not be available on the same day of release as iOS and Android versions).

Think Little Big Planet, and you think Sony. Exclusive titles are one of the mainstays of promoting a platform, especially in the world of gaming.

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