Hand-picked players across the Xbox ecosystem now have access to an important new feature in one of Microsoft’s most important services.
For several months, Xbox has continued its transformation and opening up to reach a wider audience that is currently completely absent. And one of the first changes in the evolution of the manufacturer’s strategy was to release certain exclusives on PS5, PS4 and/or Nintendo Switch. Pentiment is available on all three consoles, while Hi-Fi Rush is only playable on PlayStation 5. Two more games are scheduled to be released in April: Sea of Thieves and Grounded. But things are also changing on the service side.
A new Xbox feature that will delight PC users
Xbox Game Pass is one of the services that is attracting all of Microsoft’s attention and aims to make it indispensable in the coming years. At the moment the subscription has not yet reached enough subscribers to achieve this goal, but the Redmond company continues to feed it to convince. One of Xbox’s other goals, which has often been reminded, is to be able to be present on all possible screens. And cloud gaming is an important ally. Thanks to this technology, you don’t need a console or PC to play; a smartphone and a robust 4G connection are enough.
The xCloud is still available on consoles and PC, and on this platform there is also a new feature that is expected and desired by PC users. Insider members can connect a keyboard mouse and put it through its paces with some playable xCloud games. “Xbox Insiders can try out keyboard-mouse compatibility when playing cloud gaming. This is done via supported browsers, Edge and Chrome, as well as the Xbox PC app on Windows »
xCloud games compatible with the keyboard and mouse combination
Since this is a relatively private test phase, the selection of compatible games is still quite limited. But that doesn’t stop us from having very big titles like Fortnite, Halo Infinite or Sea of Thieves, as well as the very good Atomic Heart.
- Fortnite (only on Edge and Chrome)
- ARK Survival Evolved
- Sea of Thieves
- Grounded
- Halo Infinite
- Atomic Heart (You may have difficulty switching from a controller to a keyboard and mouse combo)
- Sniper Elite 5
- Deep Rock Galactic
- High in life
- Zombie Army 4 Dead War
- Gears tactics
- Buses
- Sinking 64
- Age of Empires 2
