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Title: xCloud game streaming will come to iOS with a browser-based solution
Post by: HCK on October 12, 2020, 04:05:09 pm
xCloud game streaming will come to iOS with a browser-based solution

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<p>Microsoft has been stymied by Apple's rules for the App Store (https://www.macworld.com/article/3570411/apples-excuse-for-denying-xbox-cloud-gaming-is-patently-absurd.html), which all but prohibit the company from bringing its Xbox game streaming service to iOS devices. The company is preparing an update to the Xbox app (https://www.macworld.com/article/3583656/youll-soon-be-able-to-stream-xbox-games-to-your-iphone.html) that lets you stream games from your own Xbox on the same local network, but you won't be able to stream games from the cloud.</p><p>According to Business Insider, Xbox head Phil Spencer recently told employees at an all-hands meeting that the company, "will absolutely end up on iOS." With the App Store rules requiring Microsoft to list every single streaming game as a separate App Store release with its own ratings and download and icons and so on, how could it possibly make this happen?</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3584461/xcloud-game-streaming-will-come-to-ios-with-a-browser-based-solution.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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