- Microsoft recently dropped some major Xbox news.
They're bringing the Xbox Cloud Gaming feature
to its current Xbox Series X,
and Series X consoles,
as well as the previous generation, Xbox One,
this holiday season.
This will allow gamers to stream games
directly from the cloud without having to download them,
which is a game changer in two specific ways, in my opinion,
which I'll talk about in a minute.
The way this will work is,
you go into your Cloud Gaming library,
and simply press Play to start the game,
and stream it immediately.
Of course, you'll still have the option to download,
and install it locally if you prefer.
Now this will work with more than a 100
Xbox Game Pass titles,
and will be available as part of the initial
xCloud integration.
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First, you can play next-gen games on older consoles.
I think everyone will be able to benefit
from Cloud Gaming on consoles,
but the most impressive move to me
is that this opens up next generation titles
to people who don't own next-gen consoles.
For example, if you haven't been able to
find an Xbox Series X,
or Series S in stock.
Or, if you just don't want to spend the money on one,
you'll still be able to play games
like Microsoft Flight Simulator and The Medium
by using Cloud Streaming.
Those are two games that currently require
an Xbox Series console in order to play them,
and Microsoft is opening this up to anyone
who owns a previous generation Xbox One.
This should cement the fact that Microsoft
sees Xbox as a platform,
rather than as a device these days.
Next, this will save disc space on Xbox Series consoles.
On my Xbox Series X,
I've basically completely filled
the internal one terabyte of storage space,
and also a one terabyte expansion card.
4K next generation games are massive!
With Cloud Streaming,
not only are you saving the space,
you're also saving the time it takes
to download these huge titles.
Now there was one downside to this,
which I'll talk about in a moment.
But next, you're also able to jump
into multiplayer games instantly.
One of the coolest parts of Xbox Game Pass for me is that,
you and anyone else who you're friends with
all have access to the same library of games.
I remember the days well,
where I'd buy a multiplayer game,
excited to play online with my friends,
but then I'd have to try,
and convince them to buy the same game too.
Game Pass removes that barrier.
So with Cloud Streaming,
I can be anticipating the release of Back for Blood,
which I am,
and when it drops in October,
I can invite any of my friends,
who also have Game Pass,
to join me for multiplayer,
and they can instantly accept the invitation,
and jump right into the game on their Xbox,
even if they don't have it installed,
all thanks to Cloud Streaming on console.
Now, as I mentioned a minute ago,
there are some caveats here.
First, Cloud Gaming will only be as good
as your internet connection is.
If you have fast broadband,
you should be safe,
but if you can physically plug your Xbox
into your home network,
that will be even better.
Secondly, and more importantly to a lot of gamers,
Cloud Streaming will support up to 1080p resolution
at 60 frames per second.
In other words, if you want the best graphics performance,
or highest frame rate possible,
you'll still want to download those games.
Don't expect to see 4K streaming,
or 120 frames per second support
in Cloud Gaming for quite a while.
Still, this is a great way to try games
before you download them,
and a really cool way for owners of older Xbox hardware
to join in the fun of the exclusive next-gen games
that will be added to Game Pass and xCloud.
If you want to get an early look at how it will all work,
you can sign up for Xbox Insiders
to test out Cloud Gaming for consoles
prior to the full release later this year.
Let me know what you think.
Did I miss any benefits,
or potential downsides of Cloud Streaming on console?
And, are you excited to try it out?
Let me know in the comments below,
and I'll meet you there for further discussion.
Thanks for watching as always guys.
I appreciate your support.
I'm Andru Edwards
and I will catch you in the next video.