Microsoft introduces the ability to play purchased Xbox games via the cloud through Boosteroid
It’s not via xCloud, but a promising start nonetheless!
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What you need to know
In March 2023, when Microsoft was neck-deep in dealing with world regulators concerning their purchase of Activision-Blizzard, they announced a 10-yearpartnership with Boosteroid. Following that deal, they brought their first batch of games to Boosteroid in June 2023. Yesterday, Microsoft announced they were not only bringing moreGame Passgames to Boosteroid, but also allowing them to play select titles they’ve purchased through the service.
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“We’re bringing more high-quality, immersive PC games by giving players another option to stream select games purchased through Microsoft Store on Windows, or available with a Game Pass membership. Our partnership continues to accelerate access to players by letting them choose how and where they play their games.
Starting today, you can playDeathloop,Dishonored,Dishonored 2,Dishonored: Death of The Outsider, Gears 5, Gears Tactics,Ghostwire: Tokyo, andPentiment.You can also enjoy cross-play and cross-save features with your Xbox console and Windows PC for these games. We’ll continue to add more hits and fan favorites from our extensive catalog of PC games over time.”
We’re bringing more high-quality, immersive PC games by giving players another option to stream select games purchased through Microsoft Store on Windows.
What stands out is that players can now play purchased games through a cloud service. While it’s only a select few, this is the first instance of this being available to players. What’s more surprising is that it comes to a competing service like Boosteroid first, notxCloud.
Many expect to be able to play purchased games through xCloud sometime in 2024. That is, at least, according to the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. Hemessaged a user via Xbox chat, saying the feature should be coming this year.
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