No need of consoles now
Ahead of E3 2021, Microsoft held a private briefing with journalists yesterday. It had a lot of surprises and also revealed Xbox’s game plan for the future.
In the briefing, Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) and Phil Spencer (Xbox Chief) revealed that the Game Pass and Azure platforms are performing well. So, the company’s plan is to push the cloud gaming strategy onward with new strategies.
As a company, Microsoft’s all in on gaming. Gaming has been key to Microsoft from our earliest days. We are truly redefining how games are distributed, played, and shared.
– satya nadella, microsoft ceo
In fact, Xbox is collaborating with smart TV manufacturers to integrate Game Pass in upcoming products. So, with a high-speed internet connection, gamers will be able to stream games from cloud providers directly from their TV.
No consoles, no worries.
This means internet-connected TVs will embed the Xbox experience into them, with no extra hardware required other than a controller.
Since the resource-intensive processing is handled by cloud providers, game streaming services will eliminate the need for each gamer to have a dedicated console.
Microsoft mentioned that the game streaming service will be launched in more countries including Japan, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico later this year, accompanied by new subscription plans.
The company is also planning to release a plug-in game streaming stick for streaming games to any display it is plugged into.
By the looks of it, Xbox is literally pushing towards cloud gaming and we expect that is the future of gaming.
No strings attached.
Play console quality games, from anywhere, anytime by using just a controller.
Xbox is also reportedly planning to come up with new Game Pass subscription tiers that make the service more affordable.
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