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How to cancel your Xbox Game Pass Core subscription
Simple steps to cancel your Game Pass Core subscription
Like Google Play Pass and Apple Arcade for mobile games, Microsoft requires a subscription to access a catalog of AAA and indie titles on the Xbox platform. If you don't game on your Xbox console and have ventured into other platforms like mobile gaming, the Xbox Game Pass Core may not be the best value for your money. This guide walks you through the cancellation process step-by-step while addressing common questions surrounding the Xbox Game Pass Core subscription.
10 best Xbox Cloud Gaming titles with touch controls
These Xbox Game Pass games work great with just a touchscreen when streamed through xCloud
Despite the demise of Google Stadia and the less responsive reception of PlayStation Now, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service has become a gold standard for cloud game streaming since introducing xCloud in 2020, especially with the 1080p update. Thanks to Microsoft being a frontrunner for cloud gaming, xCloud is light years ahead for streaming console-quality games on Android devices.
Microsoft's Xbox mobile gaming store may get here sooner than we thought
This might be the first step to breaking up Apple and Google's app store dominance
As part of the investigation surrounding its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft revealed it was planning an Xbox mobile store to rival Google Play and the App Store. According to a recent interview, this new store might arrive sooner than we thought.
Here's why the new Xbox Cloud Gaming PWA for Chromebooks is such a huge upgrade
Still in beta, but 1080p support is finally here
Over the last two years, I've had the opportunity to test most game streaming services on an assortment of awesome Chromebooks. While many of these streaming services are still growing, I've had the chance to watch as they grow with incremental improvements. This means I'm familiar with the likes of Luna, GeForce, and even Stadia, along with Xbox Cloud Gaming. But Xbox Cloud Gaming has been in beta the entire time it's been available, which never looked great on higher-res screens since it was locked to 720p.
Xbox is testing a way to share Game Pass Ultimate with friends and family
Gamers interested sharing the love can invite up to four friends to join in
Everything's a subscription these days — like Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service, which crossed 25 million subscriptions earlier this year, and shows no signs of slowing down. The gaming offering has so far held its own against the likes of Playstation Plus and cloud service Google Stadia, thanks to its wide variety of indie games and AAA titles. With Sony revamping Playstation Plus, Microsoft is also looking to shake things up, and is starting a test that allows users to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits with their friends and family.
Google Stadia vs. Xbox Cloud Gaming: Which is the streaming champion?
Can Google compete with the gaming giant that is Xbox?
If you'd told me five years ago that one day I'd be able to reliably stream video games to my device over the internet in the same way we do videos on YouTube, I'd have laughed. Services like OnLive had given it a go, but it still felt like it was a long way from going mainstream. Then came Google in 2019, promising the world with Stadia and under-delivering in a way only Google can. Nearly two years after its troubled launch, Stadia has matured into a decent service, but it faces stronger competition than ever before in the form of Xbox Cloud Gaming. So, which is the better streaming service?
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Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Sony, Nvidia — all of them are trying to dominate the early and emerging market of streaming games, hosted from powerful servers and broadcast directly to players' screens without the need of a gaming PC or console. But it looks like yet another challenger is approaching this new battlefield, and it has a familiar name: Netflix.
You don't need a controller to play these Xbox Game Pass titles from your phone
Microsoft's list of Xbox Game Pass games with touch controls is growing quickly
Microsoft is betting big on Game Pass as the next-gen console war heats up, and on the mobile streaming front, it's winning. Streaming games to Android via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has proven a popular (and free!) addition to the subscription service. But having a big library of games to play on the go doesn't help if you don't have a controller handy.
Samsung's Galaxy Apps redesign is focused on Fortnite and not much else
Samsung is using Epic's battle with Google to its advantage
Samsung has operated its own app store for years, the Galaxy Store, seemingly as a backup ecosystem in case the company's relationship with Google ever soured. There aren't many reasons to use the Galaxy Store over the Play Store, but Samsung now turning Epic Games and Google's ongoing legal battles to its advantage with a new marketing push.
These are the Xbox games you can start streaming to your Android phone tomorrow
Stadia isn't the only option for game streaming on Android
Last month we learned that xCloud, Microsoft's cloud gaming service, would be coming to Android on September 15. On the verge of public availability, we've now learned the full list of games that will be playable on Android devices starting tomorrow. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will gain access to over 150 games, with some exciting (and surprising) titles.