Microsoft, Konami to port games to Windows, PS, Dreamcast, N64

Microsoft Corporation and game software giant Konami have reached anagreement where each company will port each other's games to new platforms.Microsoft will port Konami titles for the Sony Playstation, Nintendo 64, andDreamcast to Windows-based PC, while Konami will port Microsoft PC gamingtitles to those game consoles. The specific titles to be ported haven't yetbeen decided, but each company has the right to port virtually any of theother's entire gaming catalog.

"This agreement allows us to make our games available to all gamers acrossmultiple platforms for the first time. Konami is one of the largest and mostrespected console publishers, and we trust its expertise in bringingMicrosoft games to the console," said Ed Fries, general manager of theMicrosoft Games Division. "At the same time, we see this as a greatopportunity to grow the breadth and quality of our PC games portfolio bypublishing some of Konami's best console games for the PC.