Xbox Cloud Gaming is reportedly set to allow users to play their owned Xbox games via cloud streaming, starting next month. This would drastically increase the number of games available for Xbox users to play on the go.
Officially launched in 2020, Xbox Cloud Gaming allows users to play supported games on any screen, without the need for a console or computer. The service, which is still in beta, is available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in select regions around the world. Until now, cloud streaming on Xbox has only been supported for certain games included in the Game Pass catalog. However, this could change very soon as rumors suggest that Xbox may start making titles from a user's library playable on its cloud gaming service.
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Some Xbox players will begin accessing the games in their library via Xbox Cloud Gaming as soon as next month, according to a report in The Verge. The console giant is set to “test” streaming-owned games that aren't currently part of Xbox's Game Pass lineup. It will run these tests and enable thousands of games for cloud streaming, using Microsoft's Project Lapland. The source reveals that the feature will first come to Xbox Insiders in November, before rolling out to more users in the future.
Xbox Cloud Gaming users can finally stream their Xbox library
Interestingly, this isn't the first time there's been news of Xbox Cloud Gaming users getting the ability to stream their library of owned games. As early as 2022, Xbox had expressed its desire to unlock a player's owned games to be available for cloud streaming within that year, only to eventually fall short of the goal. The recent resurgence of rumors surrounding this feature suggests that plans may finally be underway to allow players to access their existing game library on the ever-evolving Xbox Cloud Gaming service.
Cloud gaming is one front where Xbox has steadily increased its footprint over the years. Earlier this year, in June, Xbox parent Microsoft partnered with Amazon to incorporate Xbox Cloud Gaming into select Fire TV devices. This move helped make gaming accessible to a whole new demographic simply by using a $50 Amazon Fire TV Stick. If the rumored addition of owned games on Xbox Cloud Gaming turns out to be true, it would mark another positive step for the green brand in regards to its cloud gaming ambitions.
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