The process of expansion of Xbox Cloud Gaming continues, welcoming PCs with Windows 10 and Apple products with iOS and iPadOS
At the end of the beta phase that started last April and went on with an invitation system, Microsoft has finally made official the compatibility of Xbox Cloud Gaming with Apple devices and PCs with Windows 10 for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
So all you need is a not-too-slow internet connection to play through Microsoft’s “cloud” even from iOS, iPadOS and Windows 10 devices by taking advantage of one of the compatible web browsers. You access the catalog made available to subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate consists of over 100 titles of various extraction, which thus becomes available to users who so far had not been able to benefit from the service due to incompatibility of devices now instead supported. Well integrated with the products that can access Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: for example it will be possible to start playing from iPhone and then continue on Xbox Series X resuming the session from the same state of progress.
Xbox Cloud Gaming on Apple and Windows
Necessary then the subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from 9.99 euros per month, which are worth the convenience of changing title in one click among the over 100 made available by Microsoft. To access the service from one of the compatible devices just go to xbox.com/play with one of the browsers indicated by Microsoft: Google Chrome, Safari or Microsoft Edge.
From Redmond have listed the products now compatible with Xbox Cloud Gaming: PCs with Windows 11 and Apple gadgets with iOS or iPadOS, thus effectively excluding Macs. Colleagues at The Verge, however, were able to access and play through macOS using Google Chrome and Safari, so there should be no problem playing on an Apple computer either.
The streaming titles on Redmond’s subscription service take advantage of the “custom” Xbox Series X installed in Microsoft’s data centers, which allows for yes better performance in terms of graphics and gaming experience, but also lower loading times.
However, to achieve satisfactory performance, Microsoft recommends an Internet connection of at least 10 Mbps, perhaps with an Ethernet connection or, alternatively, with a 5 GHz Wi-Fi access. So you can get the maximum performance promised by Xbox Cloud Gaming, namely games in 1080p resolution and 60 fps.
Xbox Series X “engine” of Xbox Cloud Gaming
The fact that the servers of Xbox Cloud Gaming take advantage of the power of the latest Microsoft, the Xbox Series X, is news about a week.
The company had announced it this way, “Confirming Microsoft’s commitment to making the cloud gaming experience even more fulfilling, Xbox has revealed that the Xbox Cloud Gaming service now relies on Xbox Series X hardware, allowing more gamers to experience faster load times, improved frame rates and a new generation of gaming.
To ensure even lower latency, high quality gaming experience across a wider range of devices, streaming will be at 1080p and up to 60 fps. Coming soon, Xbox will continue to advance its innovation process and add more features to improve the cloud gaming experience.”