After more than two months of beta testing, Microsoft is readying the launch of its xCloud Game streaming platform on Safari, Edge, and Chrome in the “next few weeks.” This comes after Microsoft had been pushing to bring xCloud to the App Store.
The company made the announcement today in a blog post about “bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone.” Here’s what Microsoft said:
In the next few weeks, cloud gaming on the browser will open to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. With Edge, Chrome, and Safari support, players will be a click away from gaming on almost any device.
Microsoft wanted to offer the xCloud Game platform as an app on the App Store, but since Apple policies don’t allow app stores inside the App Store, the Redmond had to scrap its plans last year.
In April, Microsoft announced it was going to open the beta test program of xCloud Game on web browsers. To enjoy the platform, users must be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber.
The public beta offered access to over 100 Xbox Game Pass titles. The official Game Pass has around 300 titles that are expected to work with xCloud Game without the need of a TV or a monitor, just a web browser on your iPhone and iPad, for example.
In the blog post, Microsoft also noted that “Cloud gaming through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will launch in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Japan later this year” as well.
Microsoft has confirmed its timeline for bringing its xCloud cloud gaming service to Apple’s iOS platform and to Windows PCs, with the company saying it will support iPhone, iPad, and PC. Whereas xCloud streams games from Microsoft’ servers, remote play streams games your own Xbox One console. Moreover, you need to have the title installed on your console to play it on iOS devices. That means Xbox Remote Play will connect to the Xbox instead of the xCloud. It’s the same as Sony’s PS4 Remote Play, also available on iOS. Microsoft is testing a web version of its xCloud game streaming service. The internal tests will eventually allow iPhones and iPads to access Xbox game streaming, and a public preview is coming soon. XCloud in your browser at home. On a Windows PC, a detour via the browser should only be necessary temporarily: Microsoft is working on an xCloud app for the operating system. On Apple devices, on the other hand, the browser version is likely the only way to use Microsoft’s game streaming service in the long run. Community ran subreddit for Microsoft's cloud gaming service Project xCloud. With Project xCloud (Preview) players can play Xbox games on their mobile phone or tablet directly from the cloud, including favorites such as Devil May Cry 5, Tekken 7, Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and many more — no waiting for downloads.
With E3 starting this Saturday, Microsoft could be preparing to give more details about the xCloud Game at the conference.
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