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Project xCloud

Rainway’s Andrew Sampson on powering xCloud, challenging Google, and reimagining desktop apps

Last month, Seattle-based startup Rainway came out with some big news: the tech behind its web-based gaming platform powers the PC… Read More

Microsoft’s Apple workaround: How Xbox could bring Project xCloud to iOS via the web in 2021

Microsoft is working on a browser-based edition of its cloud gaming service Project xCloud, according to multiple reports. Business Insider… Read More

Testing Microsoft’s Project xCloud: New streaming service feels like a magic trick

Microsoft’s Project xCloud has gone live. Last week, Microsoft began rolling out a public preview for its new cloud-based gaming… Read More

Microsoft to begin public trials of Project xCloud game streaming service in October

Microsoft’s highly anticipated Project xCloud game streaming service, which lets users play high-powered Xbox games like Halo on their smartphones,… Read More

Leaked setup wizard reveals Microsoft’s plan to turn Xbox One into personal xCloud game streaming server

Microsoft’s Project xCloud — a new cloud gaming initiative that will let people play high-powered Xbox titles on smartphones —… Read More

Xbox Chief Phil Spencer denies rumors of future streaming-only console to support Project xCloud

Rumors have persisted for a while now that Microsoft is working on a low-cost console to complement its upcoming Project… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: The death of the Xbox, Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals, and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 rumors

On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon’s 25th anniversary. I bring you… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: The insane Apple Mac Pro, 8K Xbox, and xCloud game streaming

E3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk… Read More

Walmart reportedly eyes game streaming service to rival offerings from Google and Microsoft

First it was Microsoft planning a cloud-powered game streaming service. Then Google, and now … Walmart? According to a report… Read More

Beyond the console: Xbox leaders detail Microsoft’s gaming future, led by xCloud streaming service

The days of the Xbox console as the primary focus of Microsoft’s gaming division are numbered. Microsoft has spent the… Read More

phil spencer xbox

Xbox head Phil Spencer foresees expanded cloud gaming, and more game monetization options

The cloud will increasingly enable you to play the game of your choice on any device of your choice. So… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

Today’s featured stories Microsoft will launch Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox… Read More

Microsoft will launch testing of Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox components

Starting next year, gamers across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices will be able to access a new service from Microsoft… Read More

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