Two days ago, Google announced that the cloud gaming platform Stadia will officially land in 14 countries and regions such as the United States and Canada on November 19.
As another technology giant that has entered the cloud game, Microsoft also announced at the X019 conference that its xCloud cloud gaming service will be officially launched in 2020 and will extend xCloud to Windows 10 PC. .
Before, xCloud only works on Android phones or tablets and only supports the Xbox One controller. But given that more people, lower thresholds to enjoy the gaming experience brought by xCloud, Microsoft also announced last night that xCloud will open more support for third-party controllers, including the DualShock 4 players use on the PS4. handle.
As for Android, in addition to Android, can we use xCloud to play games on other systems, especially iOS?
In fact, it is not impossible. Because XCloud director Catherine Gluckstein revealed in an interview:
Our application prototypes are working fine. We alsoI hope it will be released on iOS, so we will work with Apple when appropriate.
As for the game, Google Stadia has a total of 12 games on the line, and Microsoft added more than 50 games to the xCloud beta in one breath yesterday, including “Devil May Cry 5” and “Tekken 7” and so on.
In addition, Microsoft also said that xCloud and Xbox Game Pass will be integrated next year, allowing players to watch live games directly from the cloud through the company’s subscription service.
In addition to the appearance at CES and other shows, xCloud has started a small range of tests last month. From a foreign test report, at Microsoft The experience of playing games on xCloud is not bad. As long as the network conditions are normal, the delay will not be particularly high. The effects of pictures and sounds will not be particularly discounted compared to console games.
Before the official launch next year, Microsoft plans to expand the scope of testing to increase countries and regions such as Canada, India, Japan and Western Europe. However, Microsoft did not disclose further information on when to go online.
Microsoft’s xCloud is a slow step compared to Google Stadia, which was officially launched this month. When asked about this issue, Kareem Choudhry, vice president of Microsoft Cloud Games, said:
For us, finding the right solution is more important than finding the solution most quickly.