Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has commented on the recent success of Xbox Game Pass, revealing various new data on the service, and sharing how it's "helping friends stay connected". As part of this, he announced that the Project xCloud streaming service will be coming to Xbox Game Pass later this year.
Let's start with that xCloud news. In a brief snippet, Spencer noted that the service would become part of Xbox Game Pass at some point in 2020, "so you and your friends can stream and play the games you love together on your devices." Presumably, that means you'll be able to play the entire Xbox Game Pass library via cloud streaming rather than having to download every game to your Xbox ahead of time.
Elsewhere, Spencer also shared some Xbox Game Pass figures, noting that subscribers have added over 23 million friends since March, are playing twice as much and engaging in more multiplayer gaming (an increase of 130%), and more than 90% of members have played a game they wouldn't have tried without being subscribed to the service.
Finally, the Xbox boss also noted that his team is "inspired" to be releasing the Xbox Series X in Holiday 2020, stating that it will "set a new bar for performance, feel, speed and compatibility."
Are you excited to see Project xCloud join Xbox Game Pass later this year? Let us know in the comments.
[source news.xbox.com]
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I expected this but that doesn't mean that this isn't AWESOME.
I like that, gimme xcloud asap pls =)
The download option will still be available,right?
@hulkie Yeah, no changes there
Great news for gamepass subscribers
If they chuck xCloud in there with the game pass subscription still being below a tenner a month that's just insane value.
@BlueOcean having tested Project xCloud, I can say it works pretty well. The fact that it's included with Game Pass is fantastic as it literally means you can play your games anywhere and on anything as long as you have a controller handy.
That being said, I only actually tested it on my Gigabit internet speed.
If anything, this is a Stadia killer.
This is great news, so you can either download or stream the games. Really looking forward to this.
@GamingFan4Lyf Yep, because xCloud is included with Game Pass, other services like Stadia look even worse now. Xbox can't be any better IF Xbox Game Studios don't rest on their laurels and deliver.
@BlueOcean I think you meant to say "I expected this but that doesn't mean that this ISN'T AWESOME." (Implying that it really is awesome.) With what you originally said, you're saying that it isn't awesome because you expected it, when I'm guessing you meant that it is awesome, even though you were expecting it.
@PeterPanana You're right, editing that now.
@BlueOcean
PUT. IT. ON. SWITCH.
This alone would make me run out and buy as many codes as I can afford.
I won’t be using X-Cloud. I have no interest in streaming games. But this is great news for people who are interested.
Wild stuff. I may use it for when my wife is playing Animal Crossing on the same TV I use for my X1.
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