Microsoft have kicked off their conference in strong fashion with the announcement of a much smaller Xbox One and a demo of the new Gears of War.

They also revealed plans for a cross-buy scheme named Play Anywhere, so that if you buy any game with the logo on the box you’ll be able to play it on Xbox One or Windows 10. This could be pretty coo. It certainly strengthens the idea that the company is going to push cross connectivity on both platforms hard.