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:
XCloud on PC and Mac: Use Xbox streaming with Windows 10 and Apple The xCloud service is part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and allows you to stream Xbox games to your smartphone. You can also use the offer on a PC with Windows 10 or a Mac, but you need additional free software. Apr 30, 2021 For the past three years or so, Microsoft has been working on a cloud-gaming service which was known as Project xCloud. Late last year, Microsoft officially launched this service as a competitor to Google Stadia, NVIDIA GeForce Now, and others. But with the official launch came a rebranding, and xCloud is now known as Xbox Cloud Gaming.
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.
- Jun 10, 2021 Microsoft is bringing xCloud game streaming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac out of beta soon with a significant boost to performance Evan Selleck / June 10, 2021 It took a bit of doing, but Microsoft (like other companies) figured out the “best way” to get its cloud game streaming aspirations on iPhone and iPad: web browsers.
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. How to play Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) on Mac. Playing Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) on macOS is done the same way we would on a PC, just enter the link to Xbox Game Pass from any of the supported browsers: Google Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge.
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.
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With E3 starting this Saturday, Microsoft could be preparing to give more details about the xCloud Game at the conference.
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