“I think you’ll see low-cost devices within our ecosystem – something like streaming key fobs and other devices that you can simply plug into your TV and start playing through xCloud , ” said the executive. ” You might even consider including a device in Game Pass that will enable you to stream xCloud games to your TV simply by purchasing a controller.”

Phil Spencer also did not rule out the possibility of launching Xbox Game Pass Platinum with guaranteed access to new Xbox consoles – it looks like Microsoft is going to experiment in this direction. The idea of ​​a TV box for streaming Xbox games is not new to Microsoft: the company was making such devices under the Xbox brand back in 2016 but dropped the idea. Microsoft has been exploring the possibility of releasing streaming keyfobs since it first demonstrated streaming Halo 4 from the cloud to Windows computers and smartphones back in 2013.