Microsoft’s xCloud Launch Could Render Google’s Stadia Obsolete
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to include its cloud gaming service xCloud as a free feature for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September. The bundle will include access to Xbox Live, the Xbox Game Pass service, and xCloud for $14.99 per month.
Xbox Game Pass already offers unlimited access to over 100 games via digital downloads. But with xCloud, Microsoft will allow gamers to directly stream those games to Xbox consoles, PCs, tablets, and phones. The xCloud service will initially stream current-gen Xbox One games, before being upgraded to stream Xbox Series X games next year.
Microsoft's announcement wasn't surprising since xCloud was widely expected to complement Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live. But that upcoming bundle spells trouble for Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia, which still hasn't gained much momentum in the cloud gaming market after its launch last year.
Source Fool.com
