Project xCloud lets you play Xbox One games on phones and tablets

With so many devices in our lives with screens, users are demanding more and more interconnectivity. They want to be able to use apps, games, and services on all their devices. Buy something on one screen and use it on everyone else. The game is an important part of it, and Microsoft makes this interconnectivity possible with what is called "Project xCloud".

xCloud is Microsoft's game streaming service designed to allow users to play Xbox games on your console, PC, or mobile devices. Microsoft has been working on it for a while and all existing and future Xbox games will be compatible with xCloud. This means that you will be able to play console quality games on your mobile phone.

Controlling these games will be crucial, especially on smaller devices like smartphones. Xbox Wireless Controllers can connect to computers and smartphones to play these games. Microsoft is working on ways to limit the latency typically experienced when streaming games. In fact, they have custom hardware in their data centers specifically for Project xCloud.

The trials for the service will open next year. Google recently announced the creation of its own game streaming service called Project Stream. They will also compete with NVIDIA GeForce Now and PlayStation Now. The battle to bring your games to all devices is heating up. We will have to wait and see how the Microsoft service is stacked.

Source: Microsoft

Update 1: Preview in October 2019

The annual E3 gaming convention started today and Microsoft's press conference is full of announcements of new games. In the wake of Google's stadium event, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced that his own video streaming platform, xCloud, would be previewing in October.

With console streaming from your Xbox One, you can:

Turn your Xbox One into your own personal console server
Post your Xbox One library for free, including the Xbox Game Pass

Where you play is entirely your choice. Enter in preview in October. # XboxE3 pic.twitter.com/TmszGgBk21

– Xbox (@Xbox) June 9, 2019

Microsoft will allow streaming of games on the cloud in two ways: via Project xCloud and through the streaming console. The first uses Microsoft servers to stream games to your device, while the second uses your existing Xbox One as an xCloud server.

Update 2: Live Registrations

Microsoft announced its Project xCloud streaming service in June and is now accepting signup subscriptions. Users in the United States, the United Kingdom and Korea can sign up here to try the service. Public trials will begin in October and Microsoft will send invitations to a "small number of participants" in the coming weeks. The games available in this preview include Gears 5, Halo 5: Guardians, Killer Instinct, and Sea of ​​Thieves. You will need an Android 6.0+ phone or tablet with Bluetooth 4.0, a Microsoft account and a Bluetooth enabled Xbox One controller.

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