Microsoft wants to bring PC game streaming to Game Pass

An old email exchange between executives confirmed that Microsoft plans to bring PC titles to Cloud Gaming, ending the restriction on Xbox-only games

Xbox Cloud Gaming is one of the biggest resources of Microsoft when it comes to a cloud experience. Now, a series of emails have been leaked during Activision’s purchasing process revealed that the giant plans to stream PC games on its service via the cloud.

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Today xCloud works exclusively with Xbox games, both for licensing and technological reasons: Azure servers have specific chips optimized for Microsoft Studios titles. However, emails exchanged between Satya NadellaCEO of Microsoft, Phil Spencerhead of the Xbox division and other company employees confirm that there have already been conversations to stream PC games on the service following rumors that Google would do the same with Stadia in 2021.

The idea apparently came to Nadella while texting Phil and other members of the Xbox team. Spencer responded quickly and confirmed that developers were already working on a similar solution, using Azure servers to carry out this process. However, these servers could be reused for other occasions, reducing the additional costs that the company would have to bear.

PC gaming on xCloud could still happen

Recently, Microsoft entered into a 10-year agreement with a British telecom operator to offer Xbox PC games to the company’s users. While no announcement has been made regarding Xbox Cloud Gaming’s involvement, information appears to be accumulating over time.

In Phil Spencer’s email, an interesting fact from the manager is highlighted: the competitors. although the Google be a good rival for Microsoft at the moment Google Stadia This didn’t scare the competition too much, but the green team kept an eye on the giant’s development. On the other hand, the main competitor would be NVIDIA AS GeForce Now.

It’s not yet clear how Microsoft will implement PC game streaming on Xbox Cloud Gaming. So far it’s just speculation and old conversations on the topic. However, the company may still make an announcement on this topic in the future.

Source: The limit

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