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Phil Spencer: Owned Xbox Games to be playable on xCloud starting in 2024 (Rumor)
ManaByte
Gold Member
When asked at the official Xbox Discord Server about playing owned Xbox Games on xCloud, Phil Spencer (P3) replied they wwill introduyce this in 2024:
Source
You realize how easy it is to fake a DM on Discord (and Twitter), right? All someone has to do is change their display name and profile picture.
Jinzo Prime
Member
That actually adds some value to your Xbox game collection. Really should have been done sooner.
cormack12
Gold Member
Kuranghi
Member
I still shudder at the time I tried to play R&C: Into The Nexus on PS Now, I can accept its blurry but is it less laggy nowadays?
I think that game already had pretty bad input lag locally due to the way they achieved their 30fps lock, with streaming lag it was horrible.
Trash Panic felt decent last time I played that though.
I think that game already had pretty bad input lag locally due to the way they achieved their 30fps lock, with streaming lag it was horrible.
Trash Panic felt decent last time I played that though.
ManaByte
Gold Member
In 2022 the only access to games I had for 3 months was Game Pass cloud and GeForce Now. Even on shitty hotel internet I was still able to play through the entire Halo Infinite Winter Update fine.
Goalus
Member
Absolutely, options are the worst.
ThisIsMyDog
Member
i like xcloud, the latency is not a problem but a image quality... they need to make it much better.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Options are always good but last time I tried xCloud it was too laggy to be playable.
Little Chicken
Member
The ability stream your entire console library without the console should be celebrated, is instead dismissed as a useless feature.
This is future-proofing, they know it's not the most viable way of playing games hence why xCloud is still in beta. They will be miles ahead of everyone else when streaming becomes more mainstream in the next 10-15 years.
This is future-proofing, they know it's not the most viable way of playing games hence why xCloud is still in beta. They will be miles ahead of everyone else when streaming becomes more mainstream in the next 10-15 years.
EnergyStar
Neo Member
On PS you can already stream games you own: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23912931/sony-playstation-ps5-cloud-streaming-games-launch
But not all games are supported at the moment. I think it will be the same on Xbox. Gradual addition.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Wait for it. Someone is going to fake a P3 DM saying Starfield will be on PS5 by this Christmas and we'll have a 100 page thread.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
I've seen the option, just assumed it was only PS + games. Will be better when you can do it on any device.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Shitty options are shitty options no matter who pushes it.
ManaByte
Gold Member
Those are streaming only on a PS5 though. XCloud works on web browsers so you can stream from anywhere.
EnergyStar
Neo Member
I hope that in the future it will be possible to stream games at least on Portal. Sony could also stream games on PC if they wanted to. The Gaikai they bought could do it. But there are probably some internal political reasons why it can't be done. Maybe (or rather definitely) in the future.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Games are licensed to run on the game console, which is probably why you can only stream your PS5 library on the PS5. Sony would need to do what MS has been doing for the past 4 years and update the licensing to allow the games to be played on any device and not just the console they were purchased on. That's why it's taken so long for XCloud to give you access to your library remotely.
Goalus
Member
With a shitty mindset mere options can become "shitty options", I can see that.
DaGwaphics
Member
This would be a nice bonus feature to have. It wouldn't be as good as native, but hey if you are away from your house and want to play something via a browser this would do the trick.
Blood Borne
Member
anyone know how this would work?
Perhaps if you bought the game digitally via their store then it sort of makes sense, but for physical owned games, how would this work?
Perhaps if you bought the game digitally via their store then it sort of makes sense, but for physical owned games, how would this work?
DaGwaphics
Member
It doesn't seem like it could work with physical games, tbh. I guess if your Xbox was set to be accessed remotely they could do the verification from there and then flip you over to Xcloud. Seems like a digital only thing though.
DryvBy
Member
I'm kind of shocked it isn't. Most of my owned PS games have a streaming option. Not away from home though but it's nice when you're out of room and want to play some old crap.
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You do realize you can already stream games you own on PS5, right? It was introduced sometime last year.
And those thinking its a waste, it can help with not waiting for downloads or using storage to play a quick game of something you dont have installed. I havent been able to test yet on PS5, but imagine streaming a game you just bought while waiting for it to download. Thats a nice QoL feature.
It does work for games that can be streamed, not sure about a just purchased game.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
If you want to play games in the worst way possible go ahead. Some of us have standards.
If the alternative is not playing at all, streaming is better.
Not sure if this is warz extension or just lack of imagination, but some of these takes are really bizarre.
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Fredrik
Member
Travel is not it for me. I’m swapping out my XSX to a living room PC this year, being able to keep playing 20 years of Xbox investments through the cloud would make that swap so much easier. Assuming it’s OG, 360, One and Series.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I'm quite consistent when shitting on streaming no matter who pushes. It just so happens one group pushes a lot more than the other.
I can find other things to do if I don't have access to native games. Or I can play on a laptop or a steam deck. It's really the case of a non existent problem for the vast majority of people.
Sleepwalker
Member
CoreyFlawless
Member
This is what I want. Then also make a an handheld too. I go hard then.
ManaByte
Gold Member
When I was travelling for 3 months in 2022 I used both. GeForce Now is even more dependent a good connection than XCloud. There were times on shit hotel internet I couldn't get GeForce Now to load anything, when XCloud was working fine.
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Native is a better experience than cloud streaming, undeniably. But Series X consoles aren’t that portable. And this option allows you to play your games remotely.
The vast majority of people are unable to play their entire library of Xbox games outside their houses, don’t have a Steam deck or don’t have their library natively available on PC.
Looks like you’re projecting
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
PS5 has this feature. While I don't use it for gaming, I do use it for PlayStation Stars campaigns lol. It's a nice convenience.
Topher
Gold Member
Doesn't really mean much when Geforce Now is widely regarded as having the best cloud service. In any case the experience is going to be dependent on your distance to the data center.
Fredrik
Member
Geforce Now is great but it can’t handle the load on popular releases. I sat in a queue and waited to play Cyberpunk. Not acceptable.
Topher
Gold Member
I use xcloud on a regular basis for Rewards points and sitting in a queue is not uncommon at peak times of the day regardless of new game releases.
Here's an extreme example. My wait time has never been this long. Maybe 15 minutes.
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Neofire
Member
Future of Xbox!
lol
Killjoy-NL
Member
Cool, I suppose.
Guess that's one less worry for Xbox fans, should Xbox ever decide to pull the plug on hardware.
Then they'll still be able to play their games library against a sub fee.
Guess that's one less worry for Xbox fans, should Xbox ever decide to pull the plug on hardware.
Then they'll still be able to play their games library against a sub fee.
Sushi_Combo
Member
Ahh I miss Stadia. Was the most consistent streaming platform.
This is what got me to start using streaming more.
twilo99
Member
It's an option to play your games for when you are away from your beloved plastic box, not a requirement to do so when you are not..
Fredrik
Member
I didn’t clock my queue time but it was unacceptable, especially since I had the founders sub which was supposed to erase queues.
But Geforce Now have great streaming once you’re up and running, very little latency in my area, iirc the ping check said like 15ms, almost feels like native.
Not a popular opinion but Stadia was awesome, no queues, probably because everybody thought it was shit besides me. I played through the complete new Tomb Raider trilogy. 60fps. Zero issues. It just worked. Best streaming experience when it comes to general functionality with queues and UI etc. Had very little latency at my place as well.
Killjoy-NL
Member
Most people don't keep their old consoles.If Xbox pulls out of hardware that action would brick all the consoles sold?
Just saying this is one less worry in such a case.
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