Xbox Game Pass User Gets Game Working on Flip 4 Cover Screen

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Progressively more games have become available through Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Game Pass since the beta phase for the method of gaming became accessible to average subscribers in 2020. One Xbox Game Pass user has discovered that these Xbox Cloud Gaming titles can work on the Flip 4 cover screen, rather than its primary screen.

Xbox Cloud Gaming brings many titles from the Xbox Game Pass lineup to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, with the Flip 4 among a long list of compatible machines. Unlike how many smart devices use lock screens on the standard display to prevent unauthorized access, the Flip 4 cover screen is a separate display that unlocks it and can also be used like the standard screen in a limited scope. Reddit user The_jeef recently shared a brief video illustrating Xbox Cloud Gaming working using touch controls on the Flip 4 cover screen which is significantly smaller than its other screen and displays on a majority of available devices.

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The_jeef's clip begins with the Xbox Game Pass subscriber tapping on the Flip 4 cover screen to unlock it, navigating the small menu of apps, and clicking on a Game Pass title before playing it immediately in a hint that Xbox Cloud Gaming is the future of gaming. The small screen is quickly taken over by the animation of a rocket ship which signifies the remote file being loaded and is expected after activating Xbox Cloud Gaming rather than a game launching from an installed state. The E for everyone ESRB rating flashes across the small Flip 4 display during this video as Townscaper's title screen is barely legible, causing The_jeef to bring the Flip 4 closer to their recording device.

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