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Title: Microsoft is now testing xCloud in a browser ahead of iPhone, iPad launch
Post by: HCK on February 16, 2021, 04:05:23 pm
Microsoft is now testing xCloud in a browser ahead of iPhone, iPad launch

What you need to know


Microsoft is reportedly testing xCloud game streaming in a web browser internally.
Using a browser is the only way xCloud will come to iPhone and iPad.


It's being tested internally ahead of a public test.

Microsoft's xCloud game streaming service is now closer than ever to an iPhone and iPad launch with the company now testing browser-based gaming according to a new report.

According to sources speaking with The Verge, Microsoft is now testing the browser-based gaming internally ahead of a public preview.

Apple has previously put the kibosh on xCloud coming to the App Store with Microsoft's only solution to ditch it entirely and instead make games playable via Safari – thus bypassing App Store restrictions.

There's good news on that front as well. According to today's report, the web-based version of xCloud functions the same as the app-based version. There's no watered-down experience here.


  Much like how xCloud currently works on Android tablets a...

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