Later this year, Microsoft may introduce Project xCloud, a game streaming service for Xbox Game Pass that will eliminate the need to download games and squeeze storage space.

Project xCloud has been in beta preview for several months, but it can only stream games from the cloud to Android phones and tablets. This is likely to change, however, as the service will be available for Game Pass users on Xbox One and Windows 10 machines.

With 10 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers, Microsoft has a huge number of users, so bundling xCloud with the subscription service is one way to make the cloud-based game streaming project more This is one way to make cloud-based game streaming projects available to a larger number of people. It could also potentially bring the "Netflix for games" concept into the mainstream.

"Later this year, our cloud game streaming technology, Project xCloud, will be coming to Game Pass, allowing you and your friends to stream and play your favorite games together on your devices," Xbox boss Phil Spencer said.

The Project xCloud beta is currently limited to about 50 games, including "Halo: The Master Chief Collection" and "Gears 5," but eventually, thanks to Game Pass, the Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the original Xbox games, and will be able to stream an extensive list of games. And because these games will be streamed via the cloud, storage space on Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs will not be taken up by expensive downloads. [In other words, a game interrupted while playing on an Xbox One X can be played remotely on an Android phone via a 4G connection. We tested this with the xCloud preview version and it worked very well, although a good internet connection is required for smooth performance. [Xbox Game Pass will almost certainly be extended to the Xbox Series X. That could mean that game streaming is coming to Microsoft's new game consoles, which could mean that next-generation games could eventually be streamed to PCs and mobile devices. This versatility and game selection could give Microsoft a significant advantage over the PS5. Sony has its own game streaming service in the form of PlayStation Now, but Project xCloud could win in terms of versatility and game selection.

"We are also thrilled to bring you the fastest, most powerful console ever and a library of games from our 15 Xbox Game Studios and thousands of development partners around the world that will set new standards for performance, feel, speed and compatibility when it launches this holiday season. We are inspired to bring you a library of games from our 15 Xbox Game Studios and thousands of development partners around the world," Spencer said.

Microsoft has said that all first-party games for the Xbox division will also be available on Windows 10, suggesting that such games will appear on Xbox Game Pass and be part of xCloud game streaming. This means that "Halo Infinite" could be available for streaming on Android smartphones by the end of the year.