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title: "The xCloud Game Streaming Service from Microsoft is Now Accessible on iOS & PC"  
description: "Microsoft’s xCloud, the cloud competition streaming element of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate that does not need a console to operate, is rolling out entirel"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2021-06-29  
updated: 2021-06-29  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/823/the-xcloud-game-streaming-service-from-microsoft-is-now-accessible-on-ios-pc  
category: "microsoft"  
tags: ["microsoft", "microsoft office", "games", "xbox"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# The xCloud Game Streaming Service from Microsoft is Now Accessible on iOS & PC

Microsoft’s xCloud, the cloud [competition](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23460/5-ways-you-can-use-competition-to-your-benefit) streaming element of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate that does not need a console to operate, is rolling out entirely to iOS appliances, comprising iPhones and iPads, as well as PCs & macOS computers through the network. It’s been in an invite-only beta interval since mid-April 2021, but Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can presently access games straight from their appliances.\

![The xCloud Game Streaming Service from Microsoft is Now Accessible on iOS & PC](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/14b32097-b6ec-4aab-a265-493214f55b59/images/f5685447-915f-46de-9f27-44464427dbc8.jpeg)\

[Microsoft announces](https://www.mindstick.com/news/769/satya-nadella-now-microsoft-s-chairman) that on PCs, xCloud can be accessed by the [Edge browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95968/how-do-i-repair-a-microsoft-edge-browser-on-a-windows-pc-or-laptop) & Google Chrome. We have earned it to serve within macOS on [Microsoft Edge](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159907/how-to-print-pdf-files-via-microsoft-edge-in-c-sharp) as well as Safari. More than 100 games are accessible, and the assistance is agreeable with Bluetooth controls or ones connected via USB.

![The xCloud Game Streaming Service from Microsoft is Now Accessible on iOS & PC](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/14b32097-b6ec-4aab-a265-493214f55b59/images/111c7fca-20d4-4bc7-87c6-8aecccbd2018.jpeg)\

On iOS, it will [function as](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/212/can-be-declare-a-static-function-as-virtual) a web-based [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) via Safari, & you’ll have a preference between a button or touch controls for specific games. Microsoft also allocated in its [blog](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/blog) post that xCloud is presently powered by [Xbox Series](https://www.mindstick.com/news/770/microsoft-xbox-app-will-generate-stories-from-now) X consoles, forming the streaming at 1080p at up to 60 frames per second with a rapidly fast [internet connection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299301/how-to-test-your-internet-connection-s-quality-over-time).

![The xCloud Game Streaming Service from Microsoft is Now Accessible on iOS & PC](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/14b32097-b6ec-4aab-a265-493214f55b59/images/f181acf8-5054-4f1d-b45b-dbe04fb4ca6e.jpeg)\

The way to fetching xCloud on iOS was a bumpy one, with Apple’s App Store protocols originally obstructing not just Microsoft but also Google’s Stadia & Nvidia’s GeForce Presently cloud streaming assistance from inaugurating on the App Store. Apple ultimately carved out a few of the loopholes to enable them to regulate via the network.

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READ MORE: Microsoft’s xCloud Beta Launched for iOS & PC!
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