Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Xbox Cloud Gaming OT! Hopefully, this thread will be your XboxEra home for all things cloud gaming on the go! I’ll try my best to keep it as updated as possible. If you notice an error, or want to make a suggestion, feel free to do so!
What is Xbox Cloud Gaming?
Xbox Cloud Gaming (previously xCloud) is a game streaming service available on Android devices. The service will be a part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, priced at $14.99 per month. There is no standalone subscription available at the moment. More than 100 games are planned to be available on Android smartphones and tablets.
What’s the technology behind the service?
Currently, Xbox Cloud Gaming is powered by Xbox Series X blade servers, capable of running four Xbox One S game sessions simultaneously. The new hardware includes a new built-in video encoder that is up to six times faster than the encoder previously used on One S blades.
Microsoft is also experimenting with dedicated PC server blades, which would allow the service to stream PC-only games (such as Age of Empires IV).
What devices are currently supported?
At this time, Xbox Cloud Gaming is available on Android, Apple and Windows devices.
In the future, Xbox consoles and Smart TVs will be supported.
Is the service available in my country?
Xbox Cloud Gaming is available on the following 22 countries:
I got the games list from a The Verge article. When I open the Game Pass app, on the cloud section, the games do not correspond to the above list. I am assuming the games I see now are the Game Preview titles, and will be updated accordingly to the titles above, or even more (100+).
I am kind of assuming the name is “Xbox Cloud Gaming”. I’ll update as we have more official info.
Mods, can you please add the “Xbox Era OT” badge to my first image, and the yellow font with the topic name?
Thanks a lot @brunopcosta1 for the inspiration, you have made an amazing thread with the Xbox Series Guide.
I do wonder how this will evolve over time once they get the Series X blades in their servers. Will we be able to stream Series X quality games or will they be Series S quality? They are going to have to move on to one of these when they start streaming next gen games. Perhaps, Series S for tablets/phones and Series X for PCs/TV?
I have an iPhone & iPad Pro, so this was not good So, recently I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 (it was on a deal, good value and also good display). Also got a new controller, did not not to use my elite controllers. Works well, the cloud hardware are the OneS consoles, and even with SSD, it takes a good few second for games to load, but I’m impressed with visual quality, readability. I have GPU so great way to try out a game before downloading and playing on my consoles.
Nice OT! The title legit made me laugh out loud. I want to get a Razer Kishi but I just don’t think I’d use it enough. Xcloud on PC is what I’m really waiting for.
That is awesome that they added native touch controls to Minecraft Dungeons! I love the combat in this game, and the recent addition of daily quests and such makes this a great way to keep up with the game.
So, recently I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 6 (it was on a deal, good value and also good display). Also got a new controller, did not not to use my elite controllers. Works well, the cloud hardware are the OneS consoles, and even with SSD, it takes a good few second for games to load, but I’m impressed with visual quality, readability. I have GPU so great way to try out a game before downloading and playing on my consoles.
Such a shame, there must be more demand than units available ATM
