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Amazon is partnering up with Xbox to deliver Xbox Cloud Gaming via Fire TV devices
Lunarorbit
Member
Hopefully this works cause I'm so fucking sick of microsoft trying to put xbox everywhere. Good for you but please stop clapping yourselves on the back every couple of years when you try this initiative.
Synless
Member
*Xbox is now the best selling system ever created”Looks like you all got an Xbox device after all.
gokurho
Member
Phil Spencer: "We see Amazon and Google as the main competitors"
As Microsoft continues its shift into game streaming and digital-only, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says PlayStation and Nint…
www.gamesindustry.biz
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PropellerEar
Member
Possibility to use PS controller!
"BIGGEST TECHNICAL LEAP" for Xbox!
"BIGGEST TECHNICAL LEAP" for Xbox!
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I gotta Eero Pro mesh WiFi and pretty good internet. If I’m the minority, they’re in trouble.
Starbuck2907
Member
Yep. You can already stream Xcloud over newer Samsung tvs, too. I’ve never had a problem with it. Works great.
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LavitzSlambert
Member
This is Microsoft doing what they do best, software on everyone else's hardware. Their whole strategy involves making sure their games get released where the people are, they are killing it.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
Not sure what that is, but you probably live far from a server and should also try Ethernet for all streaming services.
Sorcerer
Member
I get the feeling these companies would not give Microsoft the time of day if they are not promised some kind of exclusivity. I believe Samsung is still the only TV manufacturer to offer Gamepass on it's sets. Sucks that Samsung killed Steamlink on it's sets by the way.
Kind of odd that Gamepass is only mentioned for the lowest end Fire devices. Nothing for the Cube or any Fire TV sets? Perhaps it's by design so Microsoft could emphasize the value of getting Gamepass on a very inexpensive device? And maybe then you would not question the price of the subscription too much?
Also Google just released Playables for Youtube. I had no idea it was cloud gaming. Although easier to pull off with the games they are offering. Perhaps they had no interest in Gamepass overshadowing them in this area.
If Google can actually pull legit cloud gaming through Youtube in a few years, I think it will be game over for everybody else in the cloud gaming space.
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
nah, i'm right outside Atlanta. I mainly used xcloud on my steam deck, so no ethernet, didn't dock it.
alphachino
Member
Sony need to get PlayStation streaming onto Netflix next, or bundle it in with a premium Crunchyroll tier. PS3 streaming is still holding back their streaming ambitions IMO.
Sorcerer
Member
If Microsoft can keep up the momentum from the showcase, you may get casuals who would never pony up for a Series X or S, to take a chance on a cheap firestick (they may already own anyway) to try out some games. Problem is they may drop in for a game, drop out when they are done with the game if they are that casual anyway. That's always a problem when going for the lowest common denominator, loyalty is never a guarantee. I suspect Doom will drive some subs for sure. Call of Duty players are probably a bit more than casual.
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ChorizoPicozo
Gold Member
Do people belive this is a big deal? I have seen some thumnails... but this is so inconsequential. It's just a natural and obvious move.
BearNecessity
Member
Isnt xcloud still on 1080p?
kapshin
Member
Unless something changed recently yes
Starhowl
Member
What I dislike most is that the colors are off.
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Really? Was Microsoft reaching out to get streaming on devices years ago? Was the Fire Stick 4k gen 1 compatible? Was the service available on other, similar products and TV Oses that compete against FireTV years ago? Why does something need to happen in the past to validate a claim that Amazon puts competing services on their devices? They do this because FireTV is their attempt to provide a winning solution as a TV OS/UX upgrade device and MS reached out to them and the time was right. With the way people sub/unsub streaming services having Xbox on a FireStick could actually strengthen Luna because people could try that service after setting it up for Xbox. Amazon can directly sell subs and link it to your account too.
SmurfMustard
Member
When everyone plays, we all win.....Possibility to use PS controller!
"BIGGEST TECHNICAL LEAP" for Xbox!
Topher
Gold Member
Yes. Really. Phil Spencer infamously called Amazon (and Google) Microsoft's "main competition" just a few years ago, moreso than Sony and Nintendo. Now Microsoft and Amazon are partners.
"Rivals are now partners" sums that up pretty well.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Are they upgrading Xcloud?
I feel they need to do that before they push forward with any of this stuff. They should be providing the best experience out of anyone, not the worst.
I feel they need to do that before they push forward with any of this stuff. They should be providing the best experience out of anyone, not the worst.
Gambit2483
Member
Yea, until MS somehow manages to get the "Xbox app" pre-installed in the major TV brands this kind of cloud/streaming strategy is not going to do much if anything.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
The FireTV OS has quite a lot of input lag. Good luck for the users
$60 + $40-60 for a controller + $20 for an Ethernet Adapter + $120 for a year of Games Pass.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
Probably the reason why they decided to drop the xbox cloud device. Makes sense though - there are millions of fire sticks already.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
It wasn't going to sell. Streaming games is a niche market for now and the foreseeable future. They're simply putting their hands in every basket they can.
Eiknarf
Member
So $60 plus $60 for the controller plus $20 for the Ethernet Adapter equals $140
(I’m not including the game pass cuz peeps who don’t buy physical games use that to play games on their consoles already)
So $199 sounds right for the next XBOX console (if they make one) and the next Play-Station 6 (if they plan to compete).
People won’t drop $499 for a PS6 when the competition is $60 plus a controller
So no, the PS6 will no longer be $499
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I dont do cloud/stream gaming, so all I can go on are what people say on forums.
Are any of these streaming services good? So even for twitchy MP games, its good enough to be competitive? Or in MP games, you'll always get smoked by wired gamers?
By the sounds of it, stream services are junk(?) on gaming forums.
Are any of these streaming services good? So even for twitchy MP games, its good enough to be competitive? Or in MP games, you'll always get smoked by wired gamers?
By the sounds of it, stream services are junk(?) on gaming forums.
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Only REAL good one is Geforce Now by Nvidia since they use their custom hardware to stream at the lowest latency possible and can even stream up to 120fps to help it out even more.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
"People won’t drop $499 for a PS6 when the competition is $60 plus a controller"
Why not? You've frequently been able to get a series s for huge discounts and they still haven't sold. You're overestimating the mainstream appeal of Ms and streaming by a huge margin.
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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
And MS are now starting some kind of partnership with Nvidia for Geforce Now.
ChorizoPicozo
Gold Member
ok. I just heard a good analysis.
This "partnership" is going to be one of those things were the Xbox community/influencers are going to hype it to the stratosphere to: "set xbox for world domination"... it seems the market interesting in gaming via Amazon luna/free games is around 300,000..
let's be optimistic and say that GP on the Amazon stick could bring 1M subs....whats else? how is GP going to achieve 100M+ subs by '27-'28?
This "partnership" is going to be one of those things were the Xbox community/influencers are going to hype it to the stratosphere to: "set xbox for world domination"... it seems the market interesting in gaming via Amazon luna/free games is around 300,000..
let's be optimistic and say that GP on the Amazon stick could bring 1M subs....whats else? how is GP going to achieve 100M+ subs by '27-'28?
fudgybrownie
Member
Jezz thinks this will grow the install base of xbox console hardware. Lol.
DaGwaphics
Member
Good get for them. Roku would probably be even bigger, if the controller connection requirement wasn't a thing (that's where one of those controllers that connects directly to the cloud would do wonders).