It is possible for you to to play your complete Xbox catalog within the cloud later this 12 months, confirms Microsoft

What simply occurred? Within the newest episode of the official Xbox podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that Xbox customers will be capable to play their complete catalog of video games within the cloud later in 2024. The affirmation got here after a fan with the gamertag “NASburg” requested him when gamers can count on the cloud gaming function to be lastly obtainable for all bought titles, to which he replied, “[it] needs to be this 12 months.”

The function was first introduced by Microsoft again in 2019, when the cloud gaming service was nonetheless referred to as xCloud. Whereas the launch was initially anticipated to occur in 2020, the corporate solely rolled out a half-baked xCloud service for the Recreation Cross library that 12 months. Nonetheless, now that it is lastly all set to occur, it’s nice information for avid gamers who need to proceed taking part in their bought video games within the cloud even when these titles are faraway from Recreation Cross Final.

Whereas Spencer did not supply any extra particulars on the matter, the function is predicted to be a part of the Xbox Cloud Gaming service that enables avid gamers entry to a whole bunch of common titles throughout a number of platforms, together with the net, PCs, Android units, and even some latest TVs. The essential Recreation Cross service begins at $9.99 monthly within the US, however the cloud gaming function will seemingly require an “Final” tier membership, which prices a cool $16.99 a month.

Xbox Cloud Gaming has turn into more and more common lately, enabling avid gamers to play a lot of common titles on distant {hardware}, with out having to purchase costly gaming PCs or consoles. A few of the titles obtainable as a part of the Xbox Recreation Cross Final membership embrace Halo, Gears of Battle, Forza, Flight Simulator, and so forth.

In the meantime, throughout the identical episode, Spencer additionally confirmed that 4 present first-party video games which are at present solely obtainable on Xbox and PC, might be coming to different consoles within the close to future. Whereas he didn’t specify the video games, he did reveal that two of these titles are “sort of community-driven video games,” whereas the opposite two are smaller titles that had been by no means designed to be unique to Xbox and PC. Hopefully, Microsoft will reveal extra info on this sooner moderately than later.