Xbox Cloud Gaming Could Be Getting Elden Ring and GTA 5
Xbox Cloud Gaming is Microsoft's video game streaming service which utilizes Microsoft Cloud technology to stream a game directly to a player’s compatible device of choice without the need for an Xbox console to download or run the game. The service was launched properly in September 2020 and is now included as part of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.
Currently, Xbox Cloud Gaming is limited to only streaming the cloud enabled games that are included as part of Xbox’s Game Pass library. However, the listings for some non-Game Pass games on the Xbox Games Store suggest that this may soon change.
Xbox Cloud Gaming and Game Pass Exist in the MCU
Microsoft had already confirmed its interest in expanding the Xbox Cloud Gaming service to include games that players had bought through the Xbox Game Store and which were not part of Xbox Game Pass, and it did suggest that this could be implemented later this year. But as was recently spotted by a Twitter user named Knoebelbroet, Cloud Gaming beta information has already begun appearing in the descriptions for certain games on the Xbox Game Store like Elden Ring and GTA 5, along with prompts to stream the games using Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Despite this prompt, however, it still isn't possible to stream these non-Game Pass games as attempting to launch them through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service will result in an error message. This would indicate that this Cloud Gaming information is either a mistake or it has appeared too early in these particular game descriptions. Perhaps an official announcement from Xbox was meant to happen before these games were made available to stream.
An announcement like this may be scheduled for an Xbox showcase at Gamescom in late August 2022, but it
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