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Xbox cloud games will soon follow you across Xbox, PC, and Windows handhelds

Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting better cross-device support

www.theverge.com

Cloud-playable games are now starting to show inside play history or the library on the Xbox PC app. "This includes all cloud playable titles, even console exclusives spanning from the original Xbox to Xbox Series X|S, whether you own the title or access it through Game Pass," explains Lily Wang, product manager of Xbox experiences.

Your recent games, including cloud ones, will soon follow you across devices — complete with cloud-powered game saves. So if you played an Xbox game on your console that's not natively available on PC, it will still show up in your recent games list and be playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming on Windows.

Cloud-playable games on the Xbox PC app can be found from a new filter in the library section, and a new "play history" section will appear at the end of the "jump back in" list on the home screen of the Xbox PC app. "While the large tiles highlight games you've recently played on your current device, the play history tile shows games you've played across any Xbox device, making it easy to pick up where you left off," says Wang.

This same play history section will appear on the main Xbox console interface, too — which could mean we'll eventually see PC games listed here and playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft currently uses the chips from Xbox Series X to power special server blades for Xbox Cloud Gaming, but internal emails in the FTC v. Microsoft case in 2023 revealed that Microsoft has been investigating streaming PC games over the cloud. With Microsoft moving Xbox and PC closer together for its next-gen consoles, I'm expecting to see Xbox Cloud Gaming support PC games and provide better bitrates and resolutions, too.

 

[TrebleShot]

Did I miss something I thought this was already a thing?

 

[Jesb]

Why play xcloud when GFN is superior. Can someone explain xcloud as a selling point?

 

[clarky]

Why play xcloud when GFN is superior. Can someone explain xcloud as a selling point?

Think its because it can play your xbox games, as part of the play anywhere bollocks they are pushing, also as it comes as part of the Game pass sub at no extra cost.

But as a PC only user, like you say GFN is vastly superior.

 

[Kataploom]

Great, now I need them to follow me across Colombia

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

 

[Rush2112]

Stadia Box

 

[SScorpio]

Think its because it can play your xbox games, as part of the play anywhere bollocks they are pushing, also as it comes as part of the Game pass sub at no extra cost.

But as a PC only user, like you say GFN is vastly superior.

Is it though?

It's the video quality is better, but the supported game list is crap. I checked it several times over the last few months due to sales but never pulled the trigger as many big games just aren't supported.

 

[Heisenberg007]

We're at a point where simple UI changes are getting big marketing push and articles.

 

[FoxMcChief]

When can I use XCloud on my Switch 2?

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Why play xcloud when GFN is superior. Can someone explain xcloud as a selling point?

It also got around 400 games or so available while GFN sits at 2000? I find GFN's offer limiting already.

 

[DevilHunterX0]

So just like your ex, eh

 

[Fess]

Why play xcloud when GFN is superior. Can someone explain xcloud as a selling point?

GFN is superior but it's for PC games and the list of Microsoft games on GFN is short.

Xbox Cloud is for Xbox games. It's how you play console-only Original Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series games outside of consoles.

But this is not what people want, I feel like it's a distraction to get people to stop asking about native versions, emulation.

 

[DonJimbo]

Everything is a xbox now thank you Phil

 

[clarky]

Is it though?

It's the video quality is better, but the supported game list is crap. I checked it several times over the last few months due to sales but never pulled the trigger as many big games just aren't supported.

Yes, far better.

Image quality, video settings and latency are superior. Not checked the list of games as I don't use either service no a regular basis.

 

[Hashassin]

All they have to do is introduce blue dragon and lost odyssey and they'll win. It's that easy.