xCloud, Microsoft’s game streaming service is set to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on September 15th.
Game Pass Ultimate is the top-tier of Microsoft’s service which provides access to Xbox Live Gold as well as a vast library of games on both PC and console. Members also receive special perks and discounts. Once xCloud arrives, members will also be able to stream a dense catalogue of games to their Android phones and tablets.
Microsoft is yet to announce the full list of titles that will be streamable in September, however some of the highlights so far include Destiny 2, Gears 5, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and The Outer Worlds. Tell Me Why, the latest game from Life is Strange developer Dontnod will also be streamable on launch day. Furthermore, as of September 15th, all Xbox Game Studios releases will be streamable on day one of their release. The current list of titles available to stream on day 1 are:
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Bleeding Edge
- Costume Quest 2
- Crackdown 3 (campaign)
- Destiny 2
- F1 2019
- Forza Horizon 4
- Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
- Gears of War 4
- Gears 5 Ultimate Edition
- Grounded
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Killer Instinct Definitive Edition
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
- Minecraft Dungeons
- The Outer Worlds
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Quantum Break
- ReCore: Definitive Edition
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Sea of Thieves: Anniversary Edition
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Sunset Overdrive
- Super Lucky’s Tale
- Tell Me Why
- The Bard’s Tale Trilogy
- Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
- Wasteland 3
- Wasteland Remastered
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
As for controller compatibility, both the Xbox One Bluetooth wireless controller and PlayStation’s Dualshock 4 will work with xCloud. Microsoft has also worked with third-party companies like Razer and PowerA to release a variety of game streaming accessories such as controllers and device clips.
Despite xCloud being added to Game Pass Ultimate next month, Microsoft will continue to class the service as “beta”, much like Game Pass for PC. This sentiment is express through the fact that xCloud will be available in 22 countries at launch: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate launched in June last year and quickly gained praise for the sheer value it’s able to provide across console and PC for a reasonable monthly fee.