Microsoft is Bringing Next-Gen Xbox Games To the Xbox One With xCloud (theverge.com) 27
Microsoft will let Xbox One owners play next-gen Xbox games through its xCloud service. The news was buried in a blog post recapping Microsoft's Xbox + Bethesda showcase, with the company confirming plans to leverage Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for Xbox One consoles. That means the 2013 hardware will be able to play Xbox Series X exclusive games from 2021 -- extending the lifecycle of what would normally soon be obsolete boxes. From a report: "For the millions of people who play on Xbox One consoles today, we are looking forward to sharing more about how we will bring many of these next-gen games, such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, to your console through Xbox Cloud Gaming, just like we do with mobile devices, tablets, and browsers," says Will Tuttle, editor in chief of Microsoft's Xbox Wire. Until now, Microsoft had only described xCloud on consoles as a way for players to "try [games] before you download," but it's clear the company sees the service as offering much more. Microsoft originally announced Microsoft Flight Simulator as an Xbox One title, before quietly removing references to the Xbox One launch in December. Microsoft recently confirmed Flight Simulator will now launch on Xbox Series X / S consoles on July 27th.
Xreally? (Score:5, Funny)
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interesting.
can microsoft just build an xbox series x.
[Streaming] is good-Gordon Gekko. (Score:2)
Until now, Microsoft had only described xCloud on consoles as a way for players to "try [games] before you download," but it's clear the company sees the service as offering much more.
Streaming and demoing what a perfect match.
A benefit of streaming most wouldn't immediately think of.
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Well throw out the old console and get a new one. I'm sure that'll beat perpetual assuming you don't get tired of the old before then.
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and whether or not it's actually worth that money
If it is not worth that money, why are you paying it? Are you just a moron? Never mind, I know the answer.
I fail to see how copyright forces you to spend more than something is worth to you. Please explain.
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Think of it as running Windows 11 while still keeping Windows 7.
Make$ a lot of $en$e (Score:3)
This is an interesting money grab. If I had and Xbox One and my friends were moving to the current generation, I might be willing to pay a monthly fee to play the same games they were playing. Of more interest to me would be how the service is priced for Windows. I did not get an invite to the closed beta for Windows 10, but the pricing will be key, especially if it's based on households.
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I think the beta is open now. I tried it out and played some Halo on my subscription and I'm not on the insider track.
Value (Score:3)
Old Consoles (Score:2)
These old consoles can't die soon enough. They already fucked up CP2077 trying to make it run on these pieces of shit.
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Re: Old Consoles (Score:2)
Ran fine for me.
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Ah, but it doesn't have to die any more than Windows 7 has to die. That's the value proposition. The only alternative is to be "perpetually" frozen in time.
Clever strategy (Score:3)
Sony is ahead right now, and the PS5 is legitimately a great console. But Microsoft is actively positioning itself to be the Netflix of gaming, and it might actually work. Being told your kinda-obsolete console can now play the latest games, and instead of buying a new console, you just need to pay a subscription fee. That's a pretty good deal. In less than 5 years, I bet we'll see this bundled with TVs the same way Netflix is.
Funny. Google had the opportunity to do this with Stadia and now it really looks like they're going to get swept out of the way.
(Stadia is legitimately way better than I expected. I don't have it, but I had access to it for gamedev on the last title I worked on, and I was surprised at how much better it ran over the network than I could get the game to run on my dev machine. It felt like there was less input lag through Stadia than I would get when I was sitting at my desk in the office.)
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Like I said, I think Stadia is very good, but as of right now, I don't see a winning marketing strategy. On the technical merits, it's excellent (I can't stress enough how remarkably good it is to people that haven't tried it; it's the most surprised I've been in two decades in this industry), but Microsoft has an established Xbox brand and established hardware partners. Basically, I think it'll be easier for Microsoft to move to a working cloud strategy than I think it will be for Google to establish thems
Makes sense (Score:3)
This actually makes sense. Microsoft is more in the game software and service business than the hardware (they make a loss on each console), and obviously neither them, nor Sony can build next gen consoles fast enough. Scratch that, even getting a decent gaming PC is difficult nowadays.
And then "Game Pass" is already here. It was called "The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Gaming" by many gaming outlets, and I can personally confirm this. Yes of course streaming is not as good as playing locally. In the other hand, your Xbox One will crap out in new games. Look at the fiasco with Cyberpunk. I would rather stream it from Microsoft's Xbox Series cloud blades, than play locally on my Xbox One (or PS4 for that matter).
So good for them, and good for the gamers. Especially when you are already paying for the service.
Mini fridge? (Score:2)
Maybe I missed the thread, but are we really not going to discuss the announced Xbox mini fridge?
I'm wondering if it's going to be a thermoelectric cooler POS or an actual mini fridge. There are miniature compressors on the market for the camping/12V fridges.
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Like an actual mini fridge with an xbox built in? That would be pretty awesome.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Why buy a new console then ? (Score:2)