Microsoft and Samsung have announced a new Project xCloud partnership today which will "make gaming more accessible to players around the world" - and it's a big focus of the new Galaxy Note 20.
Those who pre-order the new Note 20 will have the option to select a Gaming Bundle at checkout, which will include three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and the all-new Power A MOGA XP5-X Plus Bluetooth Controller with an attachable phone clip, which is otherwise being sold for £69.99/$69.99 separately.
Furthermore, according to The Verge, those who download the special Xbox Game Pass app from the Samsung Galaxy Store will be able to redeem tokens and make in-app purchases like buying skins or DLC items, which the version on the standard Google Play Store apparently won't support.
"Whether it’s racing through the beautiful English countryside in Forza Horizon 4 on a new Galaxy Note20 during a lunch break, or fighting alongside your pet llama in Minecraft Dungeons on a Tab S7 at home once the workday ends, Galaxy devices provide the best way to pick up and play games directly from the cloud."
Project xCloud officially launches in beta as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on September 15th, allowing subscribers to play over 100 games via the cloud including Forza Horizon 4, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and more.
Thoughts on this new partnership? Let us know if you'll be using xCloud on a Samsung device below.
[source blogs.windows.com]
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Well why not. Two big companies like these it's going to be good for each other.
But.... i've heard on other tech mobile sites that Google is looking to to buy Samsung out of using their own store and instead rely 100% on Google play store. Same for Bixby and Google assistant)
Shame I couldn't find the link but if that's true, and it DID sound it, this is not really going to get off the ground, certainly after this generation ie S20.
All saying that the MAIN reason I have an 20+, is because it is a 5g with a fairly big, high-resolution screen to play cloud!
Next step, Xcloud app pre-installed on Samsung TVs! Now that would be killer!!
@redd214 My friend and I were discussing this the other day. What a great move that would be!
@Medic_Alert I meant it would not likely be on the s30 as the Samsung store might go, (but the S20 note deal is sealed ok)
Very cool!
I just wish phones weren't so expensive these days. For the Ultra, you're looking at about £50 upfront, and £75 a month on contract...
Nah, you're all right, mate.
@redd214 I remember that PlayStation Now was to be built into newer Sony TVs (about 4 years ago?) Fidn't happen, but I hope this does!
Mind you, I don't think that's Samsung of the best updating apps on older TVs they're pretty darn hopeless at updates to connecting to Amazon echo devices with older TVs
Phil Spencer just randomly shows up at many events lol.
@Porridge2215 yeah the had ps now baked into certain TVs and even blu-ray players/streaming boxes. We had one but didn't work very well at the time
I wanted to get Xcloud running on my LG CX without the console but sounds like that might be far away now.
Sideloaded on to my Nvidia Shield perhaps then.
@Jaxx420 the Shield has access to the regular play store right? Just download the app and you should be good
@redd214 Android on the shield is a TV OS and not a Phone OS so the store is different, can only access Xcloud by sideloading sadly.
@djshep1973 Imagine playing FH4, Gears 5, Ori on the eternally uncontested best display on mobile market Samsung’s HDR10+ Super AMOLED.
@Jaxx420 ahhh gotcha thought it was just straight android.
@Z3u5000 it's great on Samsung screens, trust me
If I was in the market for a tablet, I'd be tempted by the S7.
I don't think I'll get much use out of Game Pass on my phone as I'm not really into such a small screen (and my phone isn't exactly small either) but a tablet is another ball game.
If they bring it to iPad, I'd probably use it every day.
@roe Don’t worry they will come on iPad like they have been announced for the Galaxy Tab series.
Wish the partnership had come with the announcement of a small tablet with a decent screen. Hell, maybe even a gaming tablet with controller built in. Samsung, be yourself and copy the hell out of the Nintendo Switch already!
I don’t see why the Gamepass app isn’t integrated into the Xbox app, if you’re going to update it at least get the icon looking decent
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