This way, you’ll be able to turn any TV into an Xbox machine, likely for a small fraction of the price of buying a console.įinally, Xbox Game Pass will be fully rolled out to Chrome, Edge and Safari web browsers soon, meaning just about any laptop or desktop will be able to play Xbox games. We don’t have a ton of details on these just yet, but we’d bet on at least one low-cost, compact dongle - think something in the vein of a Roku stick or Google Chromecast. The company didn’t mention which manufacturers and models will be supported, but given its plans to get Game Pass in as many places as possible, we’d expect the service to land on many of our favorite TVs from the likes of Sony, TCL, Samsung and LG.Īnd if you haven’t quite made the jump to a smart TV, Xbox is working on its own streaming devices that will let you play games from just about any TV or monitor out there. In a blog post, the company announced plans to “embed the Xbox experience directly into internet-connected televisions,” letting you hop into a quick race in Forza Horizon 4 or a heated Gears 5 multiplayer match directly from your TV. And Microsoft is getting set to blow the availability of Game Pass even more wide open - meaning you probably already have everything you need to start enjoying Xbox games even if you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a console (or just can’t find one). You don’t need powerful hardware to enjoy the service, which includes games from major franchises like Halo, Star Wars and Madden, as you can stream many of its games directly to your Android or iOS device. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($1 to join microsoft com ): Access to all games in the PC and console libraries, in addition to cloud streaming on mobile devices and web browsers as well as Xbox Live Gold for multiplayer access on Xbox and exclusive discounts.Xbox Game Pass PC ($1 to join, originally $9.99 per month ): Access to hundreds of games playable on Windows 10 PCs.Xbox Game Pass Console ($9.99 per month ): Access to hundreds of games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account

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