Microsoft is reportedly already planning for Xbox One S {hardware} to not stick round too lengthy in xCloud’s servers.
According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Microsoft will make Xbox Series X the default, baseline {hardware} spec for its streaming service Project xCloud.
Though the service has solely ever been accessible through limited tests, Xbox One S is at the moment the console powering these games. The soar from that to Xbox Series X could be large, and it’s going to occur in 2021, in keeping with Warren.
Microsoft is planning to improve Project xCloud servers to Xbox Series X {hardware} in 2021. At launch, Project xCloud will probably be powered primarily by current Xbox One S blades
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 17, 2020
The tech journalist additionally revealed that xCloud will launch someday this 12 months utilizing current Xbox One S {hardware}. He reckons Microsoft will probably be bundling it with Xbox Game Pass ultimately.
Microsoft is planning to roll out xCloud as a part of Xbox Game Pass later this 12 months
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 17, 2020
This determination is not going to solely enable xCloud to run next-gen games, it additionally means backwards appropriate titles from Xbox’s huge library will look and play their finest. Taking a take a look at how Xbox Series X compares to Xbox One X ought to provide you with an concept about how large of a achieve this might be.
