The Google Stadia platform has been the first to offer a Cloud Gaming solution, but to date, even the prompter is running his hand over his face. NVIDIA GeForce Now is a more powerful solution, among others, because supports Ray Tracing and platform games like Steam and the Epic Games Store. This May, it will arrive in Spain in a 'preliminary version' of the Project xCloud platform.
The announcement does not give a specific date, the statement indicates that it will be “next week.” To access the platform we don't need much. A smartphone with Android 6.0 or later and Bluetooth 4.0 or higher connectivity. We will need a next-generation Xbox One controller with integrated Bluetooth. Additionally, we need an 802.11ac @ 5GHz WiFi connection with a download speed of 10Mbps.
[amazon box="B07VKT4V4S"]Microsoft Project xCloud release
Good afternoon!
We at Xbox are excited to begin the next stage in our journey to bring Project xCloud to more gamers around the world. On April 7, we announced that we would soon launch the preview version of Project xCloud for Android in Western Europe, and that time has come. We are pleased to announce that, starting today, the team will start distributing invitations for the preview in Germany, France and the Netherlands and, starting next week, also in Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Sweden.
“In partnership with the Azure team at Microsoft, we are actively monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Internet performance in Western Europe and we believe that we can responsibly begin rolling out our preview release in the region. We will start in each country with a small number of participants and will increase that number over time to avoid saturating regional bandwidth. We're excited for new players from Western Europe to join in the fun, try Project xCloud and help us shape the future of streaming gaming. " said Catherine Gluckstein, general manager and product manager for Project xCloud.
Those who reside in any of the eleven Western European countries mentioned above and are interested in participating in the preview version of Project xCloud for Android should register here.
The requirements to participate are:
- Have a Microsoft account and an Xbox gamertag. If you don't have, you can create them here.
- A phone or tablet with Android 6.0 or higher and Bluetooth version 4.0.
- An Xbox One Wireless Controller with Bluetooth. Please refer to this technical support article if you are not sure whether your Xbox controller has Bluetooth.
- Access to Wi-Fi or mobile data connection of 10 Mbps downstream. If you use Wi-Fi, we recommend a 5 Ghz connection.
