Xbox Series X/S And Xbox One Getting Gloud Gaming This Holiday - Gamescom 2021 - IGN

Cloud gaming is coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One this holiday, allowing Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream over 100 games on their consoles without needing to download them – including playing next-gen games on last-gen hardware.

Announced during the Gamescom Xbox Stream 2021, the move is a huge step further towards making Xbox games available on almost any device, allowing all compatible Game Pass games to be streamed without downloading or waiting for installs. Xbox points out that this is a useful way to try games before committing to downloading them, or to jump straight into multiplayer games with friends without causing the whole party to wait.

However, perhaps more exciting is the effect this has on last-gen games – with Xbox Cloud Gaming server blades now upgraded to Series X hardware, a solid enough internet connection now theoretically allows you to play Xbox Series exclusives on Xbox One, or Series X-quality games on a less powerful Series S. Of course, playing a game through the cloud is currently less stable than playing it off of a hard drive, but with many new Microsoft Studios games added to Game Pass with cloud functionality, it's a neat way to keep even those who can't get an Xbox Series console invested in the newest releases.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming was fully launched in June, and we'd known for some time that streaming games on consoles was part of the plan. The next steps could be even more interesting – Microsoft now wants to build the "Xbox Experience" into TVs and streaming sticks, and Phil Spencer hasn't given up on bringing it to competing consoles too.

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