Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Already a Super Solid Experience on PC and iOS
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Earlier this week, Xbox announced it would start inviting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to take part in its Xbox Cloud Gaming beta (aka xCloud) on PC and iOS. Like the three other major cloud gaming platforms, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna, xCloud also now works in the Chrome, Edge, and Safari browsers, plus on Android and iOS devices. As a beta, there are some limitations, but the important part about Xbox Cloud Gaming is that Xbox is one step closer to competing on the same level as those other platforms in terms of compatible devices and features.
Photo: Joanna Nelius/Gizmodo
Earlier this week, Xbox announced it would start inviting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to take part in its Xbox Cloud Gaming beta (aka xCloud) on PC and iOS. Like the three other major cloud gaming platforms, Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna, xCloud also now works in the Chrome, Edge, and Safari browsers, plus on Android and iOS devices. As a beta, there are some limitations, but the important part about Xbox Cloud Gaming is that Xbox is one step closer to competing on the same level as those other platforms in terms of compatible devices and features.
Destroy All Humans Remake, Second Extinction and more coming to Xbox Game Pass
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The Xbox Game Pass regularly adds new games to the roster of available titles, opening up the platter of available games to a more varied diet (Iâm not sure that was a good metaphor). Anyway, here are the games that Microsoft has revealed to be coming to Xbox Game Pass soon on PC and consoles.
Most notably, the recently released Destroy All Humans! Remake as well as the Early Access game Second Extinction will be coming to Game Pass on PC next week. Plus, if youâre lucky enough to get an invite to the Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta though, then you can enjoy Fable 3 again on your PC!
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Microsoft has today announced the roll-out of backward compatibility to its Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta enabling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members to enjoy a “collection of favorites from the past in a whole new way” explains Microsoft. Sixteen original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are now available on Android phones and tablets, with more games coming soon.
“So now you’ll be able to play a range of games on mobile, from original Xbox titles like Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, to Xbox 360 hits Banjo-Kazooie, Fable II and Fallout: New Vegas. We’re also enabling touch controls for Jetpac Refuelled, Viva Pinata, and Viva Pinata TIP, allowing you to tend to your garden with ease. With games connected through the Xbox network, you’re able to bring past saves with you and play along with gamers from around the world.”