It will soon be possible to play Xbox Game Pass games… before downloading.
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NS Xbox Xbox Cloud, where Xbox Cloud gamesLittle by little, it is growing, either with the growing catalog, with its games being optimized for different platforms or even with new places to access. The latest innovations to expand with Stream access to consoles themselves.
Soon, towards the end of the year, subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate It will be able to use streaming services to play a selection of games on consoles Xbox One NS Xbox Series X | s, allowing, for example, gamers on Xbox One to play next-generation games on their old consoles. But there are more interesting ways to take advantage of this new feature.
According to the Xbox team, who announced the news during its presentation on Gamescom 2021, it will be possible to play some titles before downloading games with a simple click. Something that can come in handy in many scenarios: save disk space for some types of games, experiment a little before continuing to download hundreds of gigabytes, or simply save time on sessions with friends, where it will be easier to log into multiplayer games.
Although there is no big difference so far in the gaming experience between the new generation and the previous generation, this feature opens the door to the possibility of playing future games exclusive to the new generation, or taking advantage of some of its features on older gaming devices. As will be the case Microsoft Flight Simulator where average, For now.
However, there will be limitations, especially in streaming quality, with the promise of a 1080p and 60fps experience, something that computers and mobile devices currently support.
Xbox Cloud Gaming doesn’t have a release date for the console yet, but it’s expected to arrive later this year, first available to Xbox Insider Program users.
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