Microsoft Brings Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Cloud Gaming to Amazon FireTV Devices

TapTechNews July 9th news, Microsoft announced last month to bring Xbox Game Pass Ultimate cloud gaming to FireTV devices in more than 25 countries and regions, allowing players to enjoy more games without the need for a console.

The official Xbox TV application has now been officially launched on Amazon FireTV Stick 4K and FireTV Stick 4K Max. Microsoft Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play Xbox games on FireTV devices without purchasing a game console and support various controllers, including the official Xbox controller, as well as Sony PlayStation's DualSense and DualShock 4 wireless controllers.

For years, we have been committed to bringing cloud gaming to more devices and allowing more players around the world to enjoy this experience, said Ashley McKissick, corporate vice president of Xbox Experience and Platform Engineering. We are very excited to add FireTV to our growing family of cloud gaming devices and warmly welcome new players to join this experience.

In fact, Microsoft had previously developed an Xbox streaming device code-named Keystone (first announced in 2021), aiming to allow players to play games on a TV or monitor without the need for a console, but it was shelved due to the inability to have a lower cost than Amazon's TV stick (Microsoft downgraded the R & D work of this device to a lower-priority item).

For reference, currently the Amazon FireTV Stick 4K Max (2023) is only $59.99 (TapTechNews note: currently about 438 RMB), while the FireTV Stick 4K (2023) is $49.99 (currently about 365 RMB).