Yay?
The Xbox App on iOS and Android will soon merge with the Xbox Game Pass app, though Android users will lose direct cloud streaming in the process.
“Starting this week, we’re streamlining the mobile app experience by moving features from the separate Xbox Game Pass app into the Xbox app,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “These updates will be available for Xbox beta members on mobile and will be coming to everyone soon. As part of these changes, we will no longer support new downloads of the Xbox Game Pass app, starting in November.”
While most features of both apps will be present in the new Xbox App, there’s one key difference: Android users will no longer be able to use Xbox Cloud Streaming within the app itself.
“Game Pass Ultimate members can also stream select games through Xbox Cloud Gaming on their iOS or Android devices using a supported browser at xbox.com/play,” the post continues.
As an Android user who purposefully moved over to the platform for direct cloud streaming, I’m extremely disappointed in this move for parity between iOS and Android devices. Their win in the app merge is my loss.
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