Microsoft is set to bring cloud game streaming to its lower tiers of Xbox Game Pass.
Starting today, users enrolled in the Project xCloud [266 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/project-xcloud/”>Xbox Cloud Gaming beta which makes game streaming available to those subscribed to the Xbox Game Pass Core or Standard tiers.
Currently, outside of the Insider test, the ability to stream games via the cloud is only available to subscribers of the highest $20 Ultimate tier of Xbox Game Pass.
In addition, Xbox Insiders subscribed to Game Pass Core or Standard will, for the first time, be able to stream the Xbox website.
The move comes days after Xbox hinted that a “more affordable” Xbox Cloud Gaming service could be in the works.
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“I think for us, it really opens up the opportunity to make it much more affordable, and make it more accessible to players. Whether that’s going into new regions, or new ways to actually access the [Xbox] cloud.”