Silverlight grants access to Windows Phone 7 games on Xbox 360

In 2007 Microsoft released Silverlight, a flash alternative that allows the development community to create Internet content such as games and applications.

Since its release, Silverlight has been through five different versions and has since been integrated into mobile devices such as Windows Phone 7.

Rumours claim that Microsoft could implement Silverlight into the Xbox 360, allowing users to download games and applications available to Windows Phone 7 owners, effectively bringing cross-platform capabilities to Silverlight.

Microsoft is expected to make this announcement at next week’s MIX 11 developer conference.

We’ll keep you informed if we hear anything.