Microsoft has proposed to close the month of June in style and, in order not to lose the habit, continues to pamper the subscribers of the Game Pass Ultimate: Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft’s cloud game, came to PC and iOS through browsers. And, in the process, take the opportunity to implement Xbox Series X technology in the service.
Let’s start from the essentials: Xbox Cloud Gaming is Microsoft’s cloud gaming alternative, so your games are played remotely and over the internet, without having to rely on hardware, storage or updates. Also, Xbox Cloud Gaming this included free in Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
To date, Xbox Cloud Gaming was only available on Android devices. Now and after a testing phase
Given Apple’s policies regarding the AppStore, the method used by Microsoft is to use browsers as a shortcut to offer Xbox Cloud Gaming. In fact, it is recommended that we enable a direct access if we enter Safari, so that -in a way- the experience offered is very similar to that of a dedicated app.
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That said, what iOS 14 update allows to associate the Xbox controllers natively and that there are more than 50 games optimized to be played with touch controls (from Dragon Quest XI
Xbox Cloud Gaming wrapped in the power of Xbox Series X
The second great novelty deserves to be treated separately and has a lot to do with the improvement in the quality of the experience: Since its launch, the data centers that Microsoft has used to move the game in the Xbox Cloud Gaming cloud were based on the technology of Xbox One S, which visually showed the contrast when playing on new generation consoles and cloud.
Thus, taking advantage of the arrival of the game in the cloud to browsers and that is already played on both iOS and Android, Microsoft gives the coup by announcing that Xbox Cloud Gaming will now work with Xbox Series X custom hardware.
According to Microsoft, the data centers distributed globally have been updated with the fastest and most powerful Xbox hardware, dramatically reducing faster load times and promising a new generation experience. Yes for now ensure that it is streaming at 1080p and up to 60 fps, which is not bad, but they promise to improve the quality in the near future.
Microsoft continues to break down hardware barriers in order to play Game Pass, and that that happens practically coinciding with the arrival of summer is good news for everyone. On Xbox they have proposed that we all play Forza Horizon 5 Y Halo Infinite exit, and it must be recognized that this way there is no way to resist.