XBOX Microsoft’s streaming service, xCloud, launching in September

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Public preview of Microsoft’s cloud-gaming service will be available in the US, UK, and Korea

Microsoft’s Xbox One game streaming service, Project xCloud, will get a public preview test in October, letting select testers play games like Gears 5 and Halo 5: Guardians on phones and tablets.
The public preview of Project xCloud will initially be limited to players in the United States, United Kingdom, and Korea. Halo 5: Guardians, Gears 5, Killer Instinct, and Sea of Thieveswill be playable as part of the preview, and Microsoft says it will add more titles over time. Testers won’t need to own the Xbox One games available during the Project xCloud preview in order to play them.
Players interested in taking part in the Project xCloud public preview can register for the closed beta based on their country. Microsoft says it will roll out invitations in a phased approach, starting with a “small number of participants,” and opening it up to more players over time.
Project xCloud’s public preview test will initially be limited to Android devices running Android 6.0 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0. Participants will also need a Microsoft account and a Bluetooth-enabled Xbox One wireless controller. Project xCloud will be compatible with WiFi and cellular networks, and Microsoft says it’s working with a number of cellular providers worldwide: SK Telecom in Korea, T-Mobile in the U.S., and Vodafone in the U.K.
Microsoft unveiled Project xCloud in 2018. The streaming platform aims to let players enjoy Xbox One games on mobile devices from the cloud, and will eventually let players stream their games from their own Xbox One consoles.
“Public preview is a critical phase in our multi-year ambition to deliver game streaming globally at the scale and quality of experience that the gaming community deserves and expects,” said Kareem Choudhry, corporate vice president for Project xCloud, in a statement. “It’s time to put Project xCloud to the test in a broader capacity, with a range of gamers, devices, network environments and real-world use-case scenarios, and this is where you come in. At Xbox, we’ve made it a priority to engage with all of you to help in the creation process. We now want you to play with us and share your feedback on Project xCloud so we can iterate and improve, week after week. Join us, have fun playing, share your stories and feedback, and be part of the journey.”
More details on the Project xCloud public preview are available at Xbox.com.

 

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Microsoft’s streaming service, xCloud, launching in September



Only Android phones supported at first

Microsoft’s Project xCloud, the game streaming service that was announced in 2018, will launch on Android devices on Sept. 15, Microsoft announced Tuesday. As previously announced, xCloud will be bundled with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a subscription that ties together Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. It’ll remain $14.99 for the service, even with the xCloud perk.

This will give Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members access to “more than 100 games from the cloud” — if they use Android devices. xCloud will “began as a beta” as it “scale to millions of players around the world,” according to the company. Microsoft’s xCloud service is not yet available for iOS devices, but the company appears to be working on it. In February, Microsoft held an Microsoft held an iOS preview to test the platform on iPhones and iPads. And the company has said it plans to bring xCloud to Windows 10 with a dedicated app sometime this year.

Microsoft said it hopes to extend its “day-one access to new titles from Xbox Game Studios as part of Xbox Game Pass” to the xCloud service, too. A full catalog of games isn’t yet available, but Microsoft has shared a partial list, which includes Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Destiny 2, and Minecraft Dungeons. Here’s the list:

• Ark: Survival Evolved
• Bleeding Edge
• Costume Quest 2
• Crackdown 3 (campaign)
• Destiny 2
• F1 2019
• Forza Horizon 4
• Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
• Gears of War 4
• Gears 5 Ultimate Edition
• Grounded
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
• Halo Wars 2
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Halo: Spartan Assault
• Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• Killer Instinct Definitive Edition
• Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
• Minecraft Dungeons
• The Outer Worlds
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Quantum Break
• ReCore: Definitive Edition
• Ryse: Son of Rome
• Sea of Thieves: Anniversary Edition
• State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
• Sunset Overdrive
• Super Lucky’s Tale
• Tell Me Why
• The Bard’s Tale Trilogy
• Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
• Wasteland 3
• Wasteland Remastered
• Yakuza Kiwami 2

More games will be added over time, Microsoft said.




The service will be available in 22 countries at launch: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The free preview period, which has been running since last year, will end on Sept. 11.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is available to new members for $1 a month for the first month, and then for $14.99 a month thereafter. Along with access to xCloud, it includes Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes games for both console and PC.

 

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Damn Microsoft you ain't slowing down huh?