Since its launch, Xbox has been running a race with strong competitors like PS4/PS5 and handheld Nintendo devices. As per the experts, Microsoft has recently found itself in a tough spot and is looking to create waves in the gaming industry. As a part of this effort, Xbox is now allowing all of its players to stream games easily and conveniently. And yes, you do not need an Xbox game pass for that.
Knowing the news about Xbox
Xbox Game Pass titles were allowed to be streamed by players when Microsoft introduced Xbox Cloud Gaming in 2020. However, not all games were accessible through Game Pass, which limited the selection of games that could be played. According to recent reports, Microsoft intends to broaden the scope of its streaming services to include games that aren’t included in Xbox Game Pass, provided that the players own the respective titles.
What does the source say
The Verge claims that Microsoft intends to start testing this new feature as early as next month with Xbox Insiders on the Xbox Cloud Gaming servers. According to the source, Microsoft has been preparing for this day for some time by enhancing Xbox Cloud Gaming’s capacity to support thousands of games. However, before making those increased capabilities available to Game Pass members, the business must ensure that they will withstand the strain.
What can players do
Players will be able to purchase and play Xbox games on Android devices starting in November, according to a statement made by Xbox earlier this week. And regardless of the devices that players are using, purchases made on Android will be instantly streamable as soon as the new streaming feature becomes available. Microsoft will be spared from paying Google Play a percentage of sales as a result of Epic Games’ legal victory over the firm in court.
Future developments with Microsoft and Xbox
Furthermore, Microsoft still intends to develop an Xbox mobile store app. That will eventually include Microsoft’s first-party games, initially concentrating on sales and in-game products.
This week, a judge decided in the Epic v. Google lawsuit that Google must permit competing third-party app shops to operate inside of Google Play. Thanks to this initiative, which Tim Sweeney of Epic is leading, Microsoft will start selling Xbox games directly to customers on November 1.
This ruling was made because the Fortnite studio persuaded the court that Google made it exceedingly impossible for any competitor store within Google Play to successfully compete in the market. It’s unclear why Microsoft wasn’t already selling Xbox games within its current Android app, as The Verge notes. In any case, Microsoft won’t probably have to pay Google the money that it would have otherwise had to because it can now sell straight to customers through its own store inside the Xbox app.
Right now, it’s unclear which particular games will be offered for sale through the Xbox app. It’s also important to note that Google is appealing the decision and that this currently only pertains to the US.
Microsoft plans
Microsoft plans to eventually release its own mobile game shop in addition to selling games through the Xbox app for Android. Microsoft recently merged the Xbox Game Pass app into the main Xbox app, which is another piece of mobile Xbox news. According to reports, Microsoft is also thinking about integrating a portable device with the upcoming Xbox console generation.
