Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been talking to The Verge in a gigantic new interview, and one of the areas he touched upon was the potential of bringing Xbox to Smart TVs via the power of the cloud.
The Verge questioned Spencer about what's stopping Microsoft from developing an Xbox app for Smart TVs, with the Xbox boss revealing that we might actually see something like that before the end of 2021.
"I think you’re going to see that in the next 12 months.
I don’t think anything is going to stop us from doing that."
Spencer went on to point out that he's "not quite as sold" on the idea of game streaming replacing consoles entirely however, explaining that the company just has to "be nimble and watching what players want."
Of course, it's no big surprise to hear that Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to as many devices as possible in the future via Project xCloud - one fan recently even managed to get it working on their Samsung Smart Fridge!
What do you think about Xbox coming to Smart TVs? Let us know in the comments below.
[source theverge.com]
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Now that LG has joined as official partner with Xbox, expect xcloud apps on both Samsung and LG TVs.
Microsoft learned a lot it seems from the xbox one launch. Force change on consumers all at once and you'll get pushback. Slowly implement it and you'll have a better chance of success.
Xbox is doing what Google stadia tried and failed by giving people options and taking their time. It's absolutely brilliant to watch. Very excited to see how far it goes.
This was to be expected & makes total sense with Microsoft having Game Pass.
Maybe some time in xbox series lifetime, Xbox should make it mandatory for developers to make their games available on xcloud as well even though they are not available in game pass. People who already bought the game digitally can play the xcloud version free of charge and xbox need to develop a solution so those who bought the game physically can enjoy the xcloud version free of charge too.
Getting better and better Phil. Xbox all the way!
@endlessleep
Yeah, the digital game aspect would be nice.
At the moment you have to use Remote play for that.
Don't think you could have a solution for physical games though. How can you know someone hasn't got the disc anymore?
I hope it becomes common on more than one brand because I have 2 4K TV's I'd love to try that on.
I have to say, I don't think this negates the need to have a console. If you're like me and you have games from previous generations and want to play 4K movies, a Series X makes sense.
If all this is true then I’ll save my money and not buy the console
@blinx01 idk and i'm curious to know lol. Would be great if Xbox come up with something regarding that.
Well i honestly thought something like setting up your account through xbox console to temporarily store physical games' license in there and you need to put your owned game discs every few days to renew games' license in your account. Idk whether my idea is doable or not 😝
On a side note, maybe they don't have to do anything at all about that. Afterall, people who bought the game physically will most likely only play on the console anyway and not gonna bother with xcloud. I just thought that it will be little unfair for those who had the disk but need to buy the game again in order to play it via xcloud.
@endlessleep
I think they'd want to keep it all digital based, since that's what streaming and these subscriptions are all about anyway.
I think they'll probably do some sort of TV dongle as well, since not every Smart TV has Bluetooth support and I highly doubt they'd limit themselves to just Samsung and LG TV's.
xCloud is all about reaching the largest possible audience as possible.
This time next year....
"Hey gamers!"
"If you don't want to go full-on with the incredible Xbox 'Series X' games console, then just use your handy little set-top 'Series S' box to buy, download, play and save all the latest titles! Or why not become one of the millions of Game Pass players enjoying the service worldwide!".
"Why not join your friends in one of the many Game pass exclusives, including Halo, Elder Scrolls, Starfield and many more.. just sign up with 'Game Pass' now using the 'Game Pass' app on your Mobile, TV, PC, Sky box, PlayStation or Switch."
This changes a lot. Cause, if all you need to play current/next gen games is a gamepass, smart tv, decent internet, and xbox controller, it makes it a whole lot more accessible than an xbs-s. Smart tv and decent internet, 90%+ of households have. So in essence, you can game for $55(controller $40[now] $15 gpu a month).
Once again though, as a sole means to game, streaming's not the way to go. But as a side dish, it's awesome.
Also, you could pack your console, bring a switch or a roku and controller.
@TC2020 imagine, with all this capability, AND the ability to stream your steam/epic pc library, to your series x(if it happens), ms would be a gaming behemoth. If they get google apps, you could possibly get ps remote play, and BOOM ps games on xb!
Next logical step and something I would totally welcome. Currently just doing xcloud on my tablet/phone directly connected to the TV but having a native app would make thing much easier.
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