Microsoft has launched the public preview of its Project xCloud game streaming service.
The platform holder openedregistrationfor the xCloud preview version in late September.
It’s available to players in the US, UK and Korea with anXbox Onecontroller and anAndroidphone or tablet.
Gears 5,Halo5,Sea of Thievesand Killer Instinct will be available to play via the xCloud preview.
XboxbossPhil Spencertweeted to say that invitations are now being distributed.
Proud of the#ProjectxCloudteam for launching the public preview – it’s an exciting time at Xbox. Invitations are rolling out now and will continue over the coming weeks. We’re excited for all of you to help shape the future of game streaming.
Kareem Choudhry, corporate VP of cloud gaming atMicrosoft,saidrecently: “Public preview is a critical phase in our multi-year ambition to deliver game streaming globally at the scale and quality of experience that the gaming community deserves and expects.
“It’s time to putProject xCloudto the test in a broader capacity, with a range of gamers, devices, network environments and real-world use-case scenarios, and this is where you come in.”
A Microsoft patent application uncovered in July suggests the company may be developingXbox controllers designed to support mobile gaming.
