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Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Microsoft consoles
One of the undisputed attractions of cloud gaming or via streaming is to be able to enjoy a wide variety of titles anywhere and without worries in case you have the necessary hardware for it. All you need is a client, a good internet connection and that’s it. You can play triple A titles even from a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet.
However, offering the same to those who do have a good gaming PC or a console where they could enjoy such games natively might seem a bit strange, right? Well, it is partly yes, but it is what Microsoft has just done with the integration of Xbox Cloud Gaming on its Xbox Series X, Series S and Xbox One consoles. And yes, it makes a lot of sense.
Firstly because it was what Phil Spencer promised and secondly because you can test titles without installing anything or simply play them when your needs to do it at the highest quality are not unquestionable. Of course, to enjoy this new option you will have to be in the Xbox Insider program.
Xbox Game Pass, also known as Xbox Cloud Gaming or xCloud, is available on devices with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. So that we can enjoy over 100 cloud games on our iPhone, iPad or Mac no matter where we are. What is Xbox Game Pass and xCloud. Xbox Game Pass is a monthly subscription that allows us to enjoy over 100 quality games. According to a blog post from the gaming giant, xCloud will now be widely available for all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members using Windows 10 PCs, macOS computers, or iOS devices such as iPhones. Source: Rebecca Spear / iMore. Xbox Game Pass, also known as Xbox Cloud Gaming or xCloud, just recently came to iOS in the form of an invitation-only beta. It's been available on Android for a while now, so we're delighted to see it come to Apple devices. With this game streaming service, iOS users will be able to start or continue. If your game runs on Xbox today, it can stream on Project xCloud. No additional development required. Learn how to stream your game today. Project xCloud uses familiar tools. Use the tools and experience you already have building for Xbox, and make your game even better for your streaming players.
Only users of the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings can currently access all the titles available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate through cloud play. So if you are one of them, you can test if a title convinces you or not before having to delete another that you already have installed in case the storage unit is full or with little space.
You can also even play titles that you don’t need to run at the highest quality as we said before, the highest quality being 1080p and 60 frames per second. And if all this were not enough, you have the option of being able to broadcast live as long as you have a very good internet connection, according to Microsoft.
Finally, as the service is available for Xbox One, it is also the ideal way to expand your catalog with the exclusive titles of the new generation.
How to test xCloud on your Xbox console
In order to start testing this possibility of running Xbox games via streaming instead of the usual way, you have to be, as we said at the beginning, a user of the Insider program. This is not something limited to a select few and all you have to do if you want to participate is to register.
The registration process in the Xbox Insider program It is as simple as you can see below:
- Access the Microsoft Store from your console (Xbox Series X, Series S and Xbox One)
- Use the search engine to find the Xbox Insider Pack
- Once it appears on the screen, click on install
- With the Xbox Insider Hub app installed, the next step is to open it
- Select Preview Xbox Update and click Join
- Now you just have to select the ring you want to join and you will be inside with the privileges and “risks” that each one offers.
We say the risk thing because trying these early updates of the console software is sometimes not ideal due to possible execution problems. Like any other beta, they are versions made to test the news and polish details until the final version is released for all users. But if you’re dying of impatience to try things like streaming from your Xbox, go ahead.
After several months of limited beta testing, Microsoft today is officially launching the public and open beta of its new Xbox Cloud Gaming Platform. This includes support in Safari on iPhone and iPad for playing a subset of Xbox Game Pass games by streaming them from the cloud.
As first announced in an Xbox blog post, Microsoft has officially debuted its new Xbox web interface for accessing the public beta of Xbox Cloud Gaming. The website touts that you can play “over 100 high-quality console games” directly in your browser with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and a compatible controller.
Starting today, Xbox Cloud Gaming is available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets, via browser, across 22 countries. If you’re a member or want to become a member, simply go to xbox.com/play on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Safari on your PC or mobile device to start playing hundreds of games from the Xbox Game Pass library.
Microsoft says that cloud gaming on Xbox.com is supported on iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 14.4 or higher. Other requirements include a 10Mbps minimum internet connection and a Bluetooth or USB controller. The company also touts improvements to the Xbox Cloud Gaming experience:
We’re also making significant improvements to the overall experience: Xbox Cloud Gaming is now powered by custom Xbox Series X hardware. We’ve been upgrading Microsoft datacenters around the globe with the fastest, most powerful Xbox hardware to give you faster load times, improved frame rates, and an experience of a new generation of gaming. To ensure the lowest latency, highest quality experience across the broadest set of devices, we will be streaming at 1080p and up to 60fps.
An Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription will run you $14.99 per month, but you can get your first three months for $1 as part of a limited-time promotion. As our colleagues over at 9to5Google note, support for browsers and iOS devices means the service now matches Google Stadia.
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