Microsoft is reportedly set to considerably increase Xbox Cloud Gaming’s capabilities subsequent month, introducing the flexibility for Xbox gamers to stream any of their bought video games.
To this point, Xbox Cloud Gaming’s streaming options have solely been accessible throughout a choose variety of Recreation Cross titles, however Microsoft has lengthy had ambitions to allow gamers to stream any sport they personal. And that characteristic, The Verge now writes, is sort of right here.
Citing “sources accustomed to [the company’s] plans”, The Verge says Microsoft will introduce the flexibility to stream “hundreds” of Xbox titles – not simply these accessible by way of Recreation Cross – beginning in November, as a part of a long-running inner initiative often called Mission Lapland.
It is a characteristic that was reportedly initially resulting from launch as a part of Mission xCloud again in 2020, however one which’s been repeatedly “difficult by having to arrange key infrastructure for hundreds of video games”. And even with the characteristic now supposedly near launch, it is mentioned “some” publishers will nonetheless maintain sure video games again “resulting from licensing necessities or offers”.
In line with The Verge, the flexibility for gamers to stream any sport of their Xbox library via Xbox Cloud Gaming will initially launch for Xbox Insider testing in some unspecified time in the future in November, and can then be expanded to extra customers and extra video games.
The declare follows this week’s information it’s going to quickly be attainable to buy Xbox video games by way of the Xbox App on Android units within the US – a transfer that might dovetail properly with expanded Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming capabilities for cellular customers.
