Friday, 11 September 2020

Microsoft takes aim at Sony with cloud gaming service

By Supantha Mukherjee and Sam Nussey
STOCKHOLM/TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft <MSFT.O> will on Tuesday launch its Xbox cloud gaming service priced at $1 for new users' first month, in a major drive to attract casual gamers with the promise of cutting ties to the living room and as competition with Sony heats up.
Subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, priced at $14.99 monthly, will be able to play more than 150 games via the cloud on Xbox consoles, Android devices and PCs.
A subscriber won't even need to buy a console to play the games, just an Android device and a supported controller.
The launch in 22 countries, including the United States and 19 European countries, marks a shift for ...


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