Microsoft, like other large manufacturing companies games, consul si gaming accessories, has recently focused on the development of game streaming services.
Project xCloud is currently in a beta development stage, which in the final version will allow the first phase of over 100 Xbox games on Android mobile phones and tablets, using the cloud streaming service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
- Microsoft xCloud, currently a free perk on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, will arrive on Windows PCs via the Xbox app and browser. Apple iOS users, on the other hand, will only be able to access it over.
- GeForce Now can run on Windows, macOS, Android and the Nvidia Shield, allowing you to play your games no matter what screen you’re on. By contrast, Project xCloud is currently available only on.
Unfortunately, users Apple will be deprived of this cloud game streaming service, whose testing period should end on September 11, 2020.
Microsoft recently announced that it will end testing xCloud for the iOS operating system, continuing to test and develop Project xCloud for Android only.
First thing’s first. XCloud is part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is a gaming subscription service that Microsoft has been running for the past few years and is essentially a “Netflix for.
The reason for stopping xCloud testing on iOS is simple to guess. In most situations where third parties have tried to develop interactive applications and games for iOS or macOS, were hit by the restrictions and rigid policies of Apple.
The Project xCloud test application did not escape these restrictions either. It was available in test mode from the App Store for a maximum of 10.000 testers, and the feature limitations were significant compared to the Android version.
In a statement to The Verge, the Microsoft spokesman said: 'The testing and preview period of xCloud for iOS is over, and we will continue to focus on delivering cloud games as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for Android users, starting with September 15, 2020 ″.
The company's ambition to develop the Xbox Game Pass in the future for all operating systems, including iOS, remains, he said.
Microsoft is not the only company facing this issue of limitations and policies Apple.
application Google Stadia for iOS only allows users to manage accounts, while Valve has been filing appeals for a year Apple for respinrepeated frosts of Steam Link from the App Store.
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For iOS users and macOS, the best service for games remains Apple Arcade. However, the titles are not very complex games and far from being able to satisfy the demands of a gamer.