This is because ‌App Store‌ rules state that 'games offered in a game subscription must be owned or exclusively licensed by the developer.' Only one title, 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection,' was available on the TestFlight app. 'To comply with App Store policies, the preview experience on iOS may look and feel different for those who have been testing on Android,' Microsoft warned ahead of launching the preview. Unlike the Android version, the app was limited to streaming games from the cloud only, excluding the ability to stream games from an Xbox console.

Cloud gaming services, where users stream games live via an internet connection, are growing in popularity.Īlthough Microsoft has been trialing xCloud on iOS with a closed public preview of 10,000 testers, the company previously stated that testing was limited due to Apple's ‌App Store‌ policies.

Project xCloud is Microsoft's 'vision for game-streaming technology that will complement our console hardware and give gamers more choices in how and where they play.' xCloud will be bundled as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription for $14.99 per month, with more than 100 games available.Īpp Store guidelines ban services that rely on streaming games from the cloud.

Despite extensive testing via TestFlight on iOS, xCloud's launch on iOS seems to have been postponed indefinitely. Microsoft's upcoming 'Project xCloud' game streaming service is set to launch on September 15th, exclusively on Android devices.

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