Microsoft’s Project xCloud service is in testing.
MicrosoftMicrosoft has revealed Monday that it’s testing an Xbox game streaming service currently codenamed Project xCloud.
The company demonstrated its work on the service so far in a blog post and video showing Forza and Halo games being played on Android phones and tablets. The games work both with an Xbox controller paired over Bluetooth and using a touchscreen overlay when there is no controller.
“Project xCloud’s state-of-the-art global game-streaming technology will offer you the freedom to play on the device you want without being locked to a particular device,” writes Kareen Choudhry, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for cloud gaming.
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When an Xbox controller isn’t available, a touch overlay is.
MicrosoftPublic tests of the Project xCloud service are set to begin in 2019, with Microsoft saying the tests will help the company “learn and scale with different volumes and locations.” The company has also built custom hardware that is capable of hosting the parts of multiple Xbox One consoles, with plans to scale up as needed.
An Xbox game streaming service of some kind was first teased by Microsoft at its E3 2018 press event in June. Game streaming services themselves are not new, Sony has its PlayStation Now service available now, Ubisoft is partnering with Google to have Assassin’s Creed Odyssey stream in the Chrome browser and Capcom’s Resident Evil 7 is available on Nintendo Switch in Japan via streaming.
But internet speeds, which vary greatly around the world, are often a challenge for game streaming services. For now, Xbox does have its Game Pass service, which currently only supplies downloadable games to its subscribers. The PlayStation Now service also began supporting downloadable games last month.
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