Microsoft has currently been offering the cloud gaming as a free perk to an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, which costs $14.99 per month. “We’re particularly excited about this ourselves as we feel it can open new opportunities in the Linux gaming community.” In a Reddit post (Opens in a new window), Microsoft added that it’s been working closely with Valve on bringing the game streaming to the Steam Deck. Microsoft announced the news on Friday with a tweet (Opens in a new window) from Catherine Gluckstein, the company’s head of product and strategy for Xbox’s cloud gaming. Instead, users must first go through a process of installing the Microsoft Edge browser on the device in order to stream the Xbox games. However, the cloud gaming isn’t arriving as a native app for the Steam Deck. Microsoft has created a new way to enjoy the Steam Deck by making it possible to run Xbox’s cloud gaming service over the handheld device.
We don't think these gaming-centric updates to Edge will be quite enough to pull people away from other popular browsers in droves. However, the new performance boosting features can only be found in Microsoft Edge.
Of course, Xbox Cloud Gaming can also be accessed through other browsers including Google Chrome and Safari.
These new performance options should make cloud gaming much more accessible on a variety of hardware, and look a lot nicer to boot. If they're playable via the cloud, they can be accessed on a phone, tablet or Microsoft's internet browser. With the subscription, you don't even need an Xbox console to access the service's games. That's especially so if you have the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription necessary to access the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. These latest updates to Edge show that Microsoft is serious about making its browser the go-to option for gamers. (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft Edge: the gamer's browser?
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