![]() Instead of running the games locally, xCloud streams games that are running on Microsoft servers, so users can play them on any device. The company began testing xCloud for iOS in February 2020, but the app was shut down in August 2020 after Apple said the service would not be allowed on the App Store. The private emails were seen by The Verge, which reports that Microsoft actually tried in various ways to bring its games to Appleās App Store. Now private emails from Microsoft have revealed that the company tried to negotiate with Apple to bring Xbox-exclusive games to the iPhone and iPad. Microsoft last year had to discard its project to bring the xCloud game streaming platform to iOS as a native app due to App Store guidelines. Project xCloud has already changed the way I play games, like how it turned Sea of Thieves into a couch co-op game (opens in new tab). We're eager to see what Project xCloud looks like on day one when it's out of preview, but for now, for free, it's totally worth it just to see what game streaming is like. We can't speak to final pricing just yet, so it's hard to measure its worth with such a variable involved, but Phil Spencer has been righting past wrongs of the brand for many years now, and as he recently said himself that it's streaming giants like Amazon and Google who he views as Xbox's primary competitors on the road ahead, we'd expect Xbox to price xCloud competitively and sustain it with great games for years to come. In the months ahead, it may look a lot different, though we'd hope only for the better. With all your save data kept intact, an ever-growing library of first- and third-party favorites, and a reliable technical experience provided you meet the required specs, xCloud is a no-brainer for now. This is especially true if, like me, you primarily play games on Xbox or Windows PC. While it's free, it's totally worth signing up. ![]()
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