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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Will Include Cloud Gaming For Free

Published Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:10:19 -0500

by Gavin Sheehan

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Some interesting news out of Microsoft and Xbox this week as the Xbox Game Pass will be offering cloud gaming totally free in September. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer posted a blog this week, letting players know that the service would be available to all in just a couple months at no extra cost, as they slowly make their way toward revealing more about the Xbox Series X this month. On top of that, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to play more than 100 Xbox Game Pass titles on their mobile devices from the cloud as part of their membership. Spencer went into more detail about the transition of gaming as they make their way into what is essentially the next level. We have some of the more important bullet points from the piece below, but you can read the entire blog post on Xbox Wire.

Cloud gaming will go into effect for free into the service starting in September, courtesy of Microsoft.

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