The long wait will be over soon.
Microsoft's Xbox game streaming stick and smart TV is coming to your home in a matter of 12 months. This is according to a report by VentureBeat.
The Xbox cloud-gaming streaming device will likely look like an Amazon First Stick or perhaps a small, Roku-like puck.
Like a Roku, it will enable you to access movie and TV services in addition to a library of games through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, according to VentureBeat. The device will likely come alongside a Samsung smart TV app, the first of its kind, with a similar feature set.
According to GamesRadar, the Xbox streaming device will reportedly support "movie and TV services" as well as cloud-supported games, which would include Xbox Game Pass titles that are playable via cloud streaming and, presumably, separate streamable games like Fortnite.
Microsoft has Been Talking About Xbox's Streaming Stick and TV App for Years
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed in November 2020 that you'd likely be able to stream Xbox games to your TV "in the next 12 months," as per The Verge report.
In June 2021, Microsoft confirmed that to make it happen, the company would soon offer both a smart TV app and an Xbox streaming stick.
However, it's been 11 months since June and it's been 17 months since Spencer suggested that it will be 12 months. The wait isn't over yet as you have to wait another 12 months to finally get your hands on Xbox's Streaming Stick and TV App.
Spender said these words 17 months ago: "I don't think anything is going to stop us from doing that." Microsoft seems to be serious this time.
According to VentureBeat, Microsoft is gearing up to bring Xbox to wherever you are as part of the company's Xbox Everywhere initiative. The company expanded it yesterday by adding Fortnite to Xbox Cloud Gaming.
VentureBeat also stated that in addition to streaming games from the cloud to your phone and PC, Microsoft also has plans to expand access through your family room television.
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Microsoft Works to Get Users into the Xbox Ecosystem
Once you have a Samsung smart TV, you can perhaps skip a separate device completely.
Microsoft is working closely with its partners at Samsung to develop an Xbox game-streaming app for that company's televisions, according to VentureBeat. The television app is also bound to debut within the next 12 months.
It is not surprising that Microsoft is doing this move. The company has expressed repeatedly that it wants users to get into the Xbox ecosystem in any possible way.
However, while it has said that, the company has also poured huge resources into its dedicated Xbox consoles at the same time. This has been something of a compromise that gaming hardware is still the best way to reach potential Game Pass subscribers, VentureBeat reported.
Microsoft, however, could appeal to an audience that is ready to try free games but not willing to make an investment in expensive consoles with games like Fortnite and Halo Infinite.
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