Xbox Cloud Gaming launched in beta for Australian audiences on October 1, 2021, and has become another feather in Game Pass’s increasingly storied cap. The service, part of the Game Pass Ultimate monthly subscription, allows users to play games hosted on the Xbox Game Pass platform on just about any device of their choosing. Your phone. Your smart TV. Your seven-year-old laptop. All you need is a wireless internet connection, a device with a compatible browser, and an Xbox controller.
It’s a great service in theory as well as function and certainly feels like it predicts a hardware-free future. I can see this console-free aspect being an attractive prospect for a lot of people. Provided you have a stable enough internet connection and can afford the monthly Ultimate subscription, the need to even purchase an Xbox console evaporates. This would certainly serve Xbox’s…
