Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American tech corporation known for releasing products relating to computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and video games (under their Xbox brand). They were formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975, and are currently based in Redmond, Washington.
== History ==
=== Origins: 1972-1975 ===
=== Early Years: 1975-1985 ===
=== Windows and Office: 1985-1994 ===
=== Windows 95, 98, and XP: 1995-2001 ===
=== Introduction of Xbox: 2001-2005 ===
=== Xbox 360, Windows Vista and 7, and Microsoft Store: 2005-2011 ===
=== Windows 8 and 10, and Xbox One: 2012-2020 ===
=== Acquisitions, Xbox Series, and Windows 11: 2020-present ===
== Subsidiaries ==
* Skype Technologies
* Digital Crimes Unit
* .NET Foundation
* Outercurve Foundation
== Gaming Division ==
=== Xbox Game Studios ===
=== Studios ===
==== Current Major Studios ====
* 343 Industries (2007-present) - Halo
* The Coalition (2010-present) - Gears of War
* Compulsion Games (2018-present) - We Happy Few
* Double Fine Productions (2019-present) - Psychonauts
* inXile Entertainment (2018-present) - Wasteland
* Mojang Studios (2014-present) - Minecraft
* Ninja Theory (2018-present) - Hellblade
* Obsidian Entertainment (2018-present) - Pillars of Eternity, The Outer Worlds, Avowed, Grounded
* Playground Games (2018-present) - Forza Horizon
* Rare (2002-present) - Banjo-Kazooie, Sea of Thieves, Everwild
* Turn 10 Studios (2001-present) - Forza Motorsport
* Undead Labs (2018-present) - State of Decay
* ZeniMax Media (2021-present)
** Arkane Studios (2021-present) - Deathloop
** Bethesda (2021-present) - The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, 
** id Software (2021-present) - Doom, Rage
** MachineGames (2021-present) - Wolfenstein
==== Former Major Studios ====
* Aces Game Studio (1995-2009) - Flight Simulator; Ccosed in 2009
* Bungie (2001-2010) - Halo; became independent in 2010
* Ensemble Studios (2001-2009) - Age of Empires, Halo; closed in 2009
* FASA Studio (1999-2007) - Shadowrun, MechWarrior, closed in 2007
* Lionhead Studios (2006-2016) - Black & White, Fable, The Movies; closed in 2016
== Controversies ==
== Legacy ==
== Trivia ==
== See Also ==
Category:Microsoft
Category:American Video Game Companies
Category:Video Game Publishers
Category:Video Game Console Companies