To celebrate the arrival of the proud month of 2022, Microsoft also announced a series of activities and product promotion plans Last year, Microsoft donated 8million US dollars to lgbtqia+ community organizations, and this year it donated 170000 US dollars to lgbtqia+ non-profit organizations worldwide to help them strive for fair and equal treatment. These include outright Action International, African rainbow family, American Center for cross gender equality, mermaids, lavender project and fulcrum UA.
Microsoft chose to use different forms of artistic expression to distinguish it from pride last year. From more than a dozen community flags last year, there are now 33 flags representing lgbtqia+ identity, and one ally league flag and polyamory multi flags.
This work also extends to Microsoft's applications and product suites, such as outlook, teams, OneNote and [office] on IOS( https://microsoft.pvxt.net/P0JMe ) , word, Excel, and PowerPoint themes, outlook and teams on the Android platform, and word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote on the Mac platform.
In addition, the company offers a new [windows] inspired by the lgbtqia+ logo( https://microsoft.pvxt.net/x9Vg1 ) Wallpaper and Skype virtual background scene.
In terms of hardware, it is expected that Microsoft will soon launch 13.5 / 15 inch surface Limited edition pride skin for laptop, surface Pro 8 laptop, and newly designed xbox Pride handle (also introduced last year).
Interested players will also have the opportunity to design the Xbox pride handle in person this year. On the basis of the redesigned top shell, users can choose 34 community flags, supplemented by eye-catching, complex and diversified combinations.
From June 9, Xbox design lab will provide customized options in palette, metal finish, rubber handle, texture carving, etc. in addition, Xbox gear shop will provide 2022 pride series featured products including limited edition T-shirts and handbags.
In terms of games, Microsoft also has a series of works personally planned for lgbtqia+ community, including action adventure "invisible", "no longer home", "tiny tina's Wonderland" and "dead by daylight".
At the same time, 343 industries and Forza franchise also joined the celebration, bringing the "unity" nameplate and the rainbow painting of extreme racing respectively.
In addition, Microsoft has launched the "Microsoft unlocked" website with pride as the theme. The company plans to take it as a new digital destination to tell the core creative stories related to lgbtqia+, but it will also expand to the topics of accessibility, sustainability, culture, science, and exciting technology.
Finally, Microsoft is carrying out an experimental meta universe activity called "pride has no borders".
This virtual event will be broadcast live on the tubing at 10-12 a.m. Pacific time on June 17, and can be accessed through altspacevr, windows Mr, HTC vive or oculus rift head display on Windows / MacOS.