Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets free xCloud game streaming in September

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  Remember the old Xbox "Jump In" ad campaign? Apparently it's back. [credit: Microsoft ]

Last November, Microsoft announced that its Project xCloud game-streaming service (which is currently in open beta) would eventually be integrated with its Xbox Game Pass subscription service in some form. This morning, Microsoft added a bit more clarity to that integration, announcing in a blog post that xCloud streaming will be available "at no additional cost for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members" starting in September.

Microsoft promises that "over 100 Xbox Game Pass titles" will be available for xCloud streaming "on your phone or tablet" as part of a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. That's a much smaller selection than the 234 Xbox 360 and Xbox One games that are currently available to download as part of the subscription, not to mention the 140 or so PC-exclusive downloads that are also included. But it is a larger selection than the 50+ games currently available as part of the Project xCloud preview program.

Aside from Halo Infinite, which gets specific mention in today's announcement, Microsoft has yet to clarify which specific titles will be available for streaming with Game Pass. Microsoft also has yet to say whether xCloud access will be available outside of a subscription plan (i.e., on a per-game basis) or as part of a streaming-only plan separate from Game Pass. A Microsoft representative said it expects to have formal answers to those questions closer to the September launch.

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