Microsoft confirms 22 launch regions for Xbox Game Pass Project xCloud on September 15 News Highlights: Microsoft confirms 22 launch regions for Xbox Game Pass Project xCloud on September 15 Recently, Microsoft revealed that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will be the vehicle for Project xCloud, Microsoft’s cloud gaming streaming service. The service will launch in real-life on September 15, 2020, with over 100 games instantly available. Unlike Google Stadia, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate does not ask you to purchase games through its service. Instead, xCloud gives you access to an evolving library of first- and third-party games, with the promise that all Microsoft Xbox Game Studios games will come with the service at launch or shortly after.