![]() If you click or tap the three-dotted button next to the Xbox icon, you can enter or exit fullscreen, turn your mic on or off, or provide feedback to Microsoft. On Deck, you’ll need to tap the top-left part of the screen to make the Xbox icon visible, then tap it to bring it up. Here you can see your Xbox “friends” list, start a party (invite people to join your session), see your achievements, and quit the game. On desktop, pressing the Guide button on your gamepad will bring up the Xbox menu. Pressing A will stream the game without needing to see the description page. When you exit the game, it will appear under the “Jump back in” section at the top of the main menu. Give it a few moments, and then the game will boot. You can then press the green “PLAY” button when you’re ready to stream the game. Here you can see the description of the game, the ESRB rating, the languages the game supports, and a few other specifics. Upon selecting a game, pressing the A button will bring up more details for that game. ![]() You can quickly jump to the Search bar with the Y button. You can browse games by category, or use the search function at the top. It’s even more nostalgic with the achievements – the same graphics and sound effects play as on console. Install Xbox Cloud Gaming as an app, put it in fullscreen, and it almost feels like you own an actual Xbox. You can browse through the catalog of games with your gamepad, and the browser will actually play the sound effects of the main menu on the Xbox console as you’re scrolling. It’s a small detail, but I like the looks and sounds of the interface. Just use a Chromium-based browser, sign-in to your Microsoft account ( sign up if you don’t already have one), get yourself an active Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, plug in your gamepad, direct your browser to Xbox Cloud Gaming, and get going. It’s real easy to get started with Xbox Cloud Gaming. The question arises, though: is it worth paying the $15/month for? General Experience ⌗ Right now, under the “Leaving soon” category, is Road 96, Matchpoint: Tennis Championships, Empire of Sin, and a few others. A caveat that you have to be aware of, however, is that as some games come in, others leave. For example, this month, Need for Speed Unbound, Amnesia: The Bunker, Car Mechanic Simulator 2021, and a couple of other lesser-known titles were added. Though there’s not many of them, there’s even some games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 generations that are available to stream. Needless to say, I think there will be at least one game that someone will like. Some titles you may find noteworthy – at least at the time of writing this – include:Īnd besides this still plenty of others from some of your favorite indie hits, to family-friendly titles like New Super Lucky’s Tale, strategy, simulation, shooters, fighting games, etc. Some of them are available to stream the same day they’re released in physical format. And these aren’t just any kind of games: some of them are the big, AAA hits. For $15 a month, you get access to nearly 400 games. Or, more accurately, Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly xCloud), that is a part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This is possible thanks to Xbox Game Pass. And far be it from Nintendo to allow you to play any of their games outside of their native hardware, nevermind stream them. It’s something that Sony’s tried to do with PlayStation Now, but their selection of games isn’t anywhere near as decent. I have to admit, being able to stream an Xbox to your device, whether it be a Steam Deck or a Linux desktop, is pretty neat.
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