TechGamingYour Xbox One might be dead, but here’s how you can play new games for yearsMicrosoft ends development for last-gen although Xbox Cloud Gaming could be its saviourWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Microsoft ends development for last-gen although Xbox Cloud Gaming could be its saviour
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The Xbox One is dead! That’s the feeling at least, withMicrosoftadmitting that it’s ceased developing for the last-generation console. All new games from Xbox Studios will be forXbox Series X, Series S and PC only.
However, that doesn’t mean you should ditch your Xbox One X or One S quite yet. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate could be your saviour.
That’s because, as the Xbox Studios head, Matt Booty, revealed, Xbox Cloud Gaming support will continue and you’ll be able to stream the Xbox Series X/S versions of games on your legacy hardware.
What is Xbox Cloud Gaming and how will it extend the life of the Xbox One?
Xbox Cloud Gaming is available as part of anXbox Game Pass Ultimatesubscription. It provides access to hundreds of Xbox games from multiple generations of consoles, including the latest. And, as you are merely streaming the video over the internet, with control movements heading the other way, it is not dependent on the processor or power of your console.
Indeed, it works as capably on a mobile phone or smart TV (such as thebest Samsung TVswithSamsungGaming Hub) as it does on a games machine. You will have to put up with a fraction more latency - the time it takes between pressing a button and the action happening on screen - and it helps to have better broadband, but it also means you can play the very latest games regardless of your kit.
That’s one way to breath new life into old hardware - something the games industry hasn’t managed before.
Talking toAxios, Booty revealed the company’s plans to ditch Xbox One development is now complete, but also that it will continue to be able to access Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform: “That’s how we’re going to maintain support,” he said.
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One element that helps is the fact that, when it launched the Xbox Series X and S, Microsoft ensured that the Xbox Wireless Controller was roughly the same and backward compatible. The former controller can also still be used on the latest machines.
It seems Xbox has been a little more forward-thinking.
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