Build 2016: Build 2016: how to watch the keynotes and what to expect

By Joe Osborne

Today, Microsoft will show off what it’s been cooking up for Windows, Xbox and perhaps even HoloLens at its annual developer conference, Build 2016.

While it’s largely aimed at the folks that make the apps you use every day, Microsoft will broadcast the conference’s two major keynotes straight from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif, so that fans (and devs who couldn’t make it) can see what’s next for Microsoft as it happens.

Watching the keynotes is almost painfully easy. Just head to Microsoft’s newfangled Build 2016 page, scroll down a bit and press that play button.

However, likely nothing will happen until around 8:30am PT (or 11:30am ET, 4:30pm GMT, 1:30am AEST), when Microsoft promises the keynote will begin. Tomorrow’s keynote is expected to start at the same time.

What might we see?

Surprisingly, there’s been pretty much zilch in the way of legitimate reports (i.e. rumors) surrounding what Microsoft will showcase today.

But, we can use deduction based on what’s happened since Build 2015 to make some educated (i.e. relatively safe) guesses.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming