Despite Apple’s downsides, cloud gaming is the future and services like Xbox Game Pass in the cloud or xCloud are a serious alternative to games available on the App Store. Now we can enjoy PC quality games on our iPhone, iPad and Mac thanks to the Microsoft service.
Xbox Game Pass, also known as Xbox Cloud Gaming or xCloud, is available on devices with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. So that we can enjoy over 100 cloud games on our iPhone, iPad or Mac no matter where we are.
What is Xbox Game Pass and xCloud
Xbox Game Pass is a monthly subscription that allows us to enjoy over 100 quality games. At first it was a service aimed at Microsoft’s Xbox consoles, but with the arrival of games on the Xbox cloud, xCloud, we can enjoy all these titles on almost any device.
In other words, you can play some Xbox games on other devices like your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from the cloud. IOS users can start or continue our Xbox games without needing a console or computer, even stop playing a certain game on the console or computer and then continue playing on the iPhone, and vice versa. At the moment, the Xbox cloud service is available in 22 countries.
“Xbox Game Pass Ultimate includes all the benefits of Xbox Live Gold, over 100 high-quality games for console, PC and mobile devices from the cloud (beta) and an EA Play subscription“.
To enjoy Xbox cloud games on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, you’ll need the following:
- An active subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in a supported market.
- An Xbox controller with Bluetooth or other compatible controller.
- A Wi-Fi / LTE / 5G connection with a download speed of at least 10 Mbps.
For now, Xbox cloud games, xCloud, are available on beta lane and you can only access it by invitation, but it is expected that it will soon be available to all users.
How much does the Xbox Game Pass cost
To be able to play Xbox games in the cloud, we will need the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Membership. With this subscription, you’ll have access to over 100 high-quality games for consoles, PCs and mobile devices, with new games being added all the time and titles from Xbox Game Studios on the same day they launch. It also includes a subscription to Xbox Live Gold and EA Play.
the The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is 12.99 dollars per month, although you can try the service for the first month for just 1 euro. The subscription will be renewed monthly if you do not indicate otherwise.
How to play Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) on iPhone and iPad
Due to App Store policies, no Xbox Game Pass or xCloud apps available for iPhone or iPad, but we can play from any device with iOS or iPadOS 14, or later, from Safari.
In other words, we will only have enter the link to Xbox Game Pass from our iPhone or iPad, identify us with our Xbox account and start playing. We can add this page to the iPhone home screen from the share button and have direct access in the form of a web application.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
How to play Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) on Mac
Playing Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) on macOS is done the same way we would on a PC, just enter the link to Xbox Game Pass from any of the supported browsers: Google Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge.
When entering the link, you must sign in with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription accountOnce inside, you can start playing the entire Xbox Game Pass game library from the cloud on your Mac.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Which controllers can be used on Xbox Game Pass (xCloud)
You can use a controller to make the experience much betterIn addition, not all games allow you to play in touch mode on iPhone and iPad. Fortunately, you will be able to use the most common controllers you have at home.
The Xbox controllers are fully compatible with Game Pass and syncing them with iPhone, iPad or Mac is very easy. The service is also compatible with the DualShock 4 controller which you can also use on your iOS device.
Games available on Xbox Game Pass (xCloud)
The The Xbox Game Pass games list is updated monthly incorporating new titles, you can check it from the official website since the list of cloud-compatible games exceeds 100 titles. These are the most important:
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Outraiders
- Forza Horizon 4: Standard Edition
- Sea of Thieves
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Destiny 2
- ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer’s Edition
- Gears 5
- Dead by Daylight: Special Edition
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Minecraft dungeons
- Injustice ™ 2
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Forza Motorsport 7 Standard Edition
- Los Sims ™ 4
- Human fall flat
- DayZ
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Madden NFL 20
- Fully Accurate Battle Simulator (Game Preview)
- Subnautica
- Descenders
- No Man’s Sky
- Grounded – Game Overview
- Goat simulator
- Golf with your friends
- ASTRONEER
- Ori and the will of the wisps
- Galactic deep rocks
- SUPERHOT: REMOVE MIND CONTROL
- DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of a Lost Past – Definitive Edition
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Deluxe Edition
- MLB® The Show ™ 21
- OCTOPATH TRAVELER
- Black desert
- Control
- Code Vein
- Darksiders Genesis
- Dirt 5
- Dishonored 2
- Eternal doom
- Dragon Age Inquisition
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Fallout 4
- Fallout 76
- Gears 5
- Based
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Hellblade
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Monster Hunter World
- New Super Lucky Tale
- NiER Automata
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Ori and the will of the wisps
- PUBG: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEFIELDS
- Prey
- Rage 2
- ReCore
- Resident Evil 7
- Sea of Thieves
- Tell me why
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- The Falconeer
- The outer worlds
- We are happy
- Yakuza 5
- Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair
- Batman ™: Arkham Knight
- Blair witch
- Don’t starve
- Fable II
- Hollow Knight
- MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: INFINITE
- Overcooked 2
- Planet Coaster
- State of decomposition 2
- Stranger Things 3: The Game
- Terraria
- Evil within
- Wasteland 3
- Wolfenstein: the new order
Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming on xCloud, can be found in a more than interesting service for all Apple users. We can enjoy hundreds of games that until now were not available to us from the cloud and from anywhere with internet access.
The Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) article for iPhone, iPad, and Mac: Everything You Need to Know was first published on iPadizate.
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