Xbox Cloud Gaming's Touch Controls Are More Popular Than You'd Think

Xbox has added touch controls to a wide array of Xbox Game Pass titles for use with Cloud Gaming over the past year, and Microsoft has revealed today that they're proving a hit, with almost 20% of xCloud players using them exclusively.

As highlighted by The Verge, Xbox Senior Program Manager Monty Hernandez explained that the company has seen "on average, a 2x increase in usage for titles available via Xbox Cloud Gaming, across genres, that implement touch controls."

In addition, a few select titles have boasted 30% of players using touch controls exclusively:

It sounds like they're going down a treat then, and according to Hernandez, the key to their success is that the touch-enabled games included with Cloud Gaming are "relevant and, most importantly, play well with touch controls.”

Do you use touch controls regularly with Xbox Cloud Gaming? Let us know in the comments below.

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[source theverge.com]