Launch of the Xbox Project public xCloud Preview program

Microsoft announced that it would invite a part of its community living in the United States, the United Kingdom and Korea to test its game streaming service called Project xCloud next October. Kareem Choudhry, Corporate Vice President – Project xCloud at Microsoft, explained, "Public previewing is a crucial phase of our multi-year ambition to provide streaming of the game globally, on a global scale and to the quality of experience that the gaming community deserves and expects. "

Xbox Boss Phil Spencer and other Microsoft employees are already using Project xCloud and have played on titles such as Crackdown 3, Destiny 2, Sea of ​​Thieves, Halo 5: Guardians and Gears 5. The public will now be able to test it himself.

As of today, people interested in the United States and the United Kingdom can register here, while those in Korea can register here. Invitations will be sent in the "next few weeks" and, even if the initial pool of participants will be reduced, Microsoft will continue to open it to "more and more players".

Halo 5: Guardians, Gears 5, Killer Instinct and Sea of ​​Thieves will all be available at the beginning of the public preview of the xCloud project, and more games will be added in the future. All games in the preview will be free and no purchase will be necessary.

To participate, testers will need a phone or tablet running Android 6.0 or later with Bluetooth 4.0, a Microsoft account and a Bluetooth enabled Xbox One wireless controller . The games will be available via the new Microsoft Game Streaming application that will be available in "the coming weeks for Android devices".

As for the duration of this operation, the overview of the xCloud project will continue until customers systematically report a fun and entertaining experience and

the technology meets our internal quality standards. "

"Our vision of the xCloud project is to give players around the world the means to play the games they want, with the people they want, no matter where," Choudhry said. "We are developing this technology so that players can decide when and how to play, and customers around the world love the immersive content of Xbox at home and we want to bring that experience to all your mobile devices."

The xCloud project was announced last year and is part of Microsoft's plans for the future, which also includes its next-generation console, currently titled Project Scarlett.

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