Some Xbox [2,785 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/ “> Xbox users can now stream on PC [2,960 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/ “> PC games on your consoles, via a trial version of Xbox Game Studios (Microsoft) [1,161 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/microsoft/ “> Microsoft Edge Chromium and GeForce Now browser.
As reported earlier this week, Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the updated Microsoft Edge browser on Xbox One [2,364 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/xb1/ “> Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S [937 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/scarlett/ “> Xbox Series S / X consoles.
Thanks to enhanced compatibility support with Chromium, the browser will run web browser applications, such as Stadia [297 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/stadia/ “> Google Stadia, Discord and more.
Crucially, GeForce Now compatibility means that Xbox gamers can stream many of their Steam [533 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/pc/steam/ “> Steam games for your console, including PlayStation [2,998 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/ “> Death Stranding exclusive to the PlayStation console [99 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/death-stranding/ “> Death Stranding and lightning-enabled versions of Cybperunk 2077, Shadow of the Tomb Raider [25 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/tomb-raider-series/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider/ “> Shadow of the Tomb Raider and more.
GeForce Now also supports Epic Games [358 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/epic-games/ “> Epic Games Stores, which means that users can broadcast exclusives from your store, including Hitman 3 [30 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/hitman-3/ “> Hitman 3, Fortnite [205 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/fortnite/ “> Fortnite and Rogue Company [2 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/rogue-company/ “> Rogue Company.
Sony Interactive Entertainment [1,221 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/ “> Other former Sony Horizon Zero Dawn console exclusives [69 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/horizon-zero-dawn/ “> Horizon Zero Dawn and Detroit: Become Human [23 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/detroit-become-human/ “> Detroit: Become Human is currently not compatible with the streaming service.
As noted in a video by Joe Chip (embedded below), as the Edge browser does not currently support a mouse on the Xbox, some games that require a mouse and keyboard, such as Quake 2 RTX, do not work well with the browser.
GeForce Now is available for free, as well as through a subscription for faster access and RTX support.
The service is different from other services, such as Google [191 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/google/ “> Google’s Stadia, allowing players to stream their existing Steam and Epic Game Store libraries across multiple devices, such as smartphones or laptops.
It was confirmed on Sunday that the new Edge Chromium browser can run Google Stadia, allowing console users to stream from their game library.
As noted in a video by Thurrott’s Brad Sams, the new Xbox browser can allow console players to stream games to their console via Microsoft’s own Project xCloud [102 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/project-xcloud/ “> xCloud in the future, once Microsoft has publicly added support for the web browser.
The new Xbox Edge browser is also expected to improve compatibility with services like Skype or Discord over the web, as well as browser-based games.
Microsoft announced plans to launch cloud games with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for PC and iOS devices in the spring of 2021.
Currently, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in 22 countries can play more than 100 games on Android devices via the cloud using a compatible controller. About 20 of these games also support touch controls.
And Xbox boss Phil Spencer [259 articles]”href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/phil-spencer/ “> Phil Spencer said the company is working to bring the Xbox Game Pass broadcast to the consoles as well.
“Yes, we want to do that,” he said last year. “It’s on the long list of cool things the xCloud team is working on, just down the list. But we want console and PC players to be able to navigate as easily as mobile players, it’s a good pass-through feature. “