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xCloud
DeveloperMicrosoft
Preview version1.0 / November 14, 2019 (2019-11-14)
Platform(s)Cross platform
StatusPublic Preview
WebsiteOfficial Site

xCloud (formally announced as Project xCloud) is the working title of Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming service.[1]

Development

Microsoft teased the service at E3 2018 and formally announced Project xCloud several months later, in October 2018.[2] They demonstrated the service in March 2019 with the racing game Forza Horizon 4 playing on an Android smartphone with Xbox One controller.[3] Xbox head Phil Spencer field used a private server during this time to test games on a remote connection.[4] The service entered its home testing phase in May 2019, when it could be used outside the lab environment. It is slated for public testing later in the year and an unveiling at E3 2019.[1]

xCloud runs via Microsoft's 54 Azure cloud computing centers, hosted in 140 countries. The service is designed to work with phones, either with touchscreen controls or Xbox controller over Bluetooth.[2] Microsoft said that its Xbox content library will make its service more appealing than competitors such as Stadia.[1]

Trials of the service began in October 2019, and as of November 2019 the service hosts 50 games, with support in testing for Apple Inc.'s iOS mobile devices, and for Sony Interactive Entertainment's DualShock controllers.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Makuch, Eddie (May 1, 2019). "New Xbox Streaming Service Reaches Major Milestone". GameSpot. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Bankhurst, Adam (October 8, 2018). "Microsoft Announces Global Game Streaming Service, Project xCloud, Beta Next Year". IGN. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Higham, Michael (March 13, 2019). "Xbox Shows Project xCloud In Action, Playing Forza Horizon 4 On A Phone". GameSpot. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (April 16, 2019). "Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Plays Destiny, Crackdown with Microsoft's xCloud". IGN. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Microsoft's xCloud Now Supports 50 Games, Coming to PC In 2020". Thurrott. November 14, 2019.
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