you can play games you already have in the cloud

Play wherever you want, whenever you want and, starting in November, whatever you want. Xbox Cloud Gaming is a Microsoft cloud game that is still in beta. The experience isn’t optimal depending on the game, but its biggest barrier has always been clear: you can only play games included in the Xbox Game Pass catalog. In November the situation will change and, as you will see, the timing will be key.

According to The Verge, it will be possible to play via Xbox Cloud Gaming starting next month. to the games we already haveregardless of whether they are included in Game Pass or not. Specific details have yet to be announced, but this feature was promised years ago and will arrive almost simultaneously with the launch of the Xbox Store on Android devices. Microsoft doesn’t do stitch without thread. What does it mean?

To begin with, and we must take this into account, until today, even if a game was optimized for play on the Xbox cloud and included touch controls, when leaving the Game Pass catalog it could only be played if we we bought it and it was installed on our console or PC. Additionally, it could no longer be played on mobile phones, web browsers, smart TVs, Amazon Firestick, etc. The number of compatible and available games will increase next month, according to The Verge. thousands of games.

However, as with all Xbox news, this move will be made in a controlled manner: the first to receive the feature in November will be those registered in the Xbox Insider program, and after the appropriate testing phases, the feature will be enabled. everyone.

Hence the main note: in order for Xbox Cloud Gaming to be able to play in the cloud, the game in question needs to be associated with our account (we purchased it) or be part of the Game Pass video game service. In other words, as obvious as it may sound, we won’t be able to play other people’s games in the cloud. And this is where Microsoft hits the mark by opening its own store on new devices and allowing direct purchases on new devices.

Xbox Cloud Gaming is one of the biggest complaints Ultimate Game Passwhich is valued at 17.99 euros per month, although we can use the first 14 days for 1 euro. The initiative will begin arriving shortly after the launch of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 on Game Pass and ahead of the launch of Indiana Jones and the Big Circle, which is by all means a major step in the face of Microsoft’s grand plan to bring the Xbox brand and games to all devices.

An interesting move that, if executed correctly, could break the deck again, which will be the price spring for Game Pass and which, coincidence or not, will more or less coincide with the launch of PlayStation’s PS5 Pro. One thing is clear: the philosophies of both companies seem to be at opposite extremes.

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