Starting Tuesday, September 15, many gamers around the world will be able to take their Xbox gaming experience with them wherever they go on their mobile devices. This new service will also allow gamers who don’t own an Xbox console to get in on the fun.
With more than 150 games to play on your mobile device at launch, there’s a lot to Xbox Cloud Gaming that potential subscribers will want to know.
HOW XBOX CLOUD GAMING WORKS
Xbox Cloud Gaming is an online service that allows gamers to play select titles on mobile devices for a monthly subscription. There are two ways Xbox Cloud Gaming works: The first is by syncing to an Xbox profile, which is housed in the cloud, to allow gamers to pick up and play any title that they already own on their mobile devices.
If you’re in the middle of a playthrough of Gears 5, you can boot it up on your mobile device to continue playing. Players will be able to go back and forth between mobile and home consoles using the cloud.
The second way gamers can check out Xbox Cloud Gaming is particularly interesting—it works for those who don’t even own an Xbox at all. With the mobile app and a Xbox Ultimate Gaming Pass subscription, players will be able to play games on their mobile devices with a supported controller.
Players will be able to reap the full benefits of the Xbox ecosystem, including friends, achievements, parties and voice chat, cloud saves and the ability to enjoy multiplayer with other gamers, regardless of whether they’re playing on console or via the cloud. You can also play with PC players in games where cross-play with Xbox One consoles is supported.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR XBOX CLOUD GAMING
To sign up and set up your Xbox Cloud Gaming account, you’ll first need to sign up for the Xbox Games Pass Ultimate subscription.
By signing up with an Xbox account, you’ll be able to input your credit card information to start your subscription today. The first month of the service will be just $1, with subsequent months charging $14.99.
Xbox Games Pass Ultimate includes the cloud gaming feature as well as the Xbox Gold membership, which gives discounts on games and offers certain titles for free every month. This is also the service needed to play Xbox games online.
WHAT YOU NEED TO START USING XBOX CLOUD GAMING
When the beta launches on Tuesday, September 15, there will be only 22 countries that it’ll be available for, including the United States.
Simply download the Xbox Game Pass app on either the Samsung Galaxy or Google Play Store and sign-in to get started.
If you’re an iOS user, you won’t have access to the Xbox Game Pass app because of Apple’s restrictive policies on its App Store. Perhaps one day iOS will get the app, but for now Microsoft feels the restrictions “remain a bad experience for customers.”
Gamers will also need a wi-fi-supported controller to play the games on Xbox Game Pass, such as the Xbox Wireless controller or the new Razr Kishi.
XBOX CLOUD GAMING GAMES LIST
There will be more than 150 games available when the Xbox Cloud Gaming service launches on September 15.
Many of these games include fan-favorite titles like the Gear series, Forza series, The Witcher 3 and much more. Here’s the complete list of games coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch:
A Plague Tale: InnocenceAbsolverAfterpartyAge of Wonders: PlanetfallARK: Survival EvolvedAstroneerBatman: Arkham KnightBattletoadsBattle Chasers: NightwarBlack DesertBlair WitchBleeding EdgeBloodstained: Ritual of the NightBridge Constructor PortalCarrionChildren of MortaClusterTruckCrackdown 3: CampaignCrosscodeDarksiders GenesisDarksiders IIIDayZde BlobDead by DaylightDead CellsDead Island Definitive EditionDeath SquaredDeliver us the moonDemon’s TiltDescendersDestiny 2: Shadowkeep & Forsaken expansion (September 22)DiRT 4Don’t StarveDouble Kick HeroesDrake HollowDungeon of the EndlessEnter The GungeonF1 2019Fallout 76Farming Simulator 17Felix the ReaperFishing Sim World: Pro TourFor the KingForagerForza Horizon 4Fractured MindsFrostpunk: Console EditionGato RobotoGears of War 1: Ultimate EditionGears of War 4Gears of War 5Goat SimulatorGolf with Your FriendsGroundedGuacamelee! 2Halo 5: GuardiansHalo Wars 1: Definitive EditionHalo Wars 2Halo: The Master Chief CollectionHalo: Spartan AssaultHellblade: Senua’s SacrificeHello NeighborHollow Knight (Renewal)Hot Shot RacingHuman Fall FlatHyperdotHypnospace OutlawIndivisibleJourney to the Savage PlanetKatana ZERO (Coming soon)Killer Instinct DEKonaLevelheadLonely Mountains: DownhillMarvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteMetro 2033 ReduxMiddle Earth: Shadow of WarMinecraft: DungeonsMINITMomodora: Reverie Under the MoonlightMoonlighterMortal Kombat X (Not available in Korea)Mount & Blade: WarbandMoving OutMudrunnerMunchkin: Quacked QuestMutant Year Zero: Road to EdenMy Time At PortiaNeon AbyssNew Super Lucky’s TaleNieR:AutomataNight CallNight in the Woods (Coming soon)No Man’s SkyNowhere ProphetObservationOri and the Blind Forest: Definitive EditionOri and the Will of the WispsOvercooked! 2OxenfreePathologic 2PikunikuPillars of Eternity: Complete EditionPower Rangers: Battle for the GridReCore: Definitive EditionRemnant: From the AshesResident Evil 7 BiohazardRise & ShineRiver City Girls (Coming soon)Sea of Thieves: Anniversary EditionSea SaltSecret NeighborShadow Warrior 2Slay the SpireSniper Elite 4SpiritfarerState of Decay 2: Juggernaut EditionStellarisStranger Things 3: The GameStreets of Rage 4Streets of RogueSubnauticaSurviving MarsTacomaTell Me Why Episode 1 – 3TerrariaThe Bard’s Tale IV: Directors CutThe Bard’s Tale Remastered and ResnarkledThe Bard’s Tale TrilogyThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TacticsThe Elder Scrolls OnlineThe Gardens BetweenThe Jackbox Party Pack 4The Long DarkThe Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card GameThe MessengerThe Outer WorldsThe Surge 2The TourystThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntThe Escapists 2The Talos PrincipleThe Turing TestThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode 1 through 5The Walking Dead: Michonne – Episode 1 – 3The Walking Dead: Season TwotheHunter: Call of the WildThronebreaker: The Witcher TalesTotally Accurate Battle SimulatorTotally Reliable Delivery ServiceTouhou Luna NightsTracks – The Train Set GameTrailmakersTrain Sim World 2020Two Point HospitalUndermineUntitled Goose GameVoid BastardsWandersongWarhammer Vermintide 2 (Coming soon)Wasteland RemasteredWasteland 2: Director’s CutWasteland 3We Happy FewWest of DeadWizard of LegendWorld War ZWorms W. M. DXeno CrisisYakuza 0Yakuza KiwamiYakuza Kiwami 2
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