Microsoft has announced that its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform is available to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members through Windows 10, Apple phones and tables through a browser across 22 countries. It’s been in an invite-only beta since mid April of this year but it looks like the doors are now wide open for all.

Microsoft has beefed up their online gaming service with the addition of Xbox cloud Gaming as subscribers can simply use the cloud service through any PC, Apple phone or tablet via Xbox’s website www.xbox.com/play. Through your device’s browser, you simply pick a game, setup your controller, and with a solid connection you’re good to go.

Microsoft stated that they are making “significant improvements to the overall experience” by upgrading their data centers with “custom Xbox Series X hardware.” This change will provide faster load times, improved frame rates, and an experience of a new generation of gaming.”

Devices compatible to Xbox Cloud Gaming

According to Microsoft, here are the supported mobile devices that can make use of Xbox Cloud Gaming through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate:

iPhones

iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPads

iPad Air (3rd Gen), iPad Air (4th Gen), iPad Pro 11 2nd Gen, iPad Mini 5th Gen, iPad 8th Gen

Windows devices

Surface Go 2, Surface Pro 6, Surface Pro X, Surface Pro 7+, Surface Laptop, Surface Laptop 3, Surface Book 2

More devices will be confirmed in the future but this is currently the working list.

The countries with Xbox Cloud Gaming Available

Xbox Cloud Gaming is currently available in 22 regions.

Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czechia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Korea
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States

To fully utilize Xbox Cloud Gaming without much lag or issue while playing, it is recommended that you have access to internet speeds of up to 20 Mbps or higher for PC, 10 Mbps or higher for iPhone, 20 Mbps or higher for iPad.

The Philippines isn’t on the list of countries that supports the streaming service at the moment, which makes sense as the country’s overall internet infrastructure hasn’t reached the point where cloud gaming can be fully supported and used as intended anywhere in the country. The country current has an average mobile and broadband internet speed of 25.43Mbps according to a report by the Manila Standard back in April 2021. A big improvement if you consider that we once held an average of 7.44Mbps in 2016, one of the lowest in the world.

For Xbox Game pass, It is possible to subscribe to the gaming service in the Philippines but harder to access as you can’t simply put your local PayPal account or credit card to subscribe as Microsoft accounts currently do not support local transactions. The easiest solution so far is purchasing Xbox Game pass prepaid cards on local retail stores or local online stores.

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