For a limited time, Microsoft is offering three-month free trial to new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with the purchase of either controller. The new Backbone One controller for iPhone features a dedicated button to launch the Xbox Cloud Gaming web app. The popular Razer Kishi controller, originally only for Android phones, now has an MFi-certified version for iPhones. The Xbox Cloud Gaming expansion comes along with an expansion of Xbox-ready game accessories for iPhones. So everything you do on a console will be there waiting for you in the cloud, and vice-versa.

On Xbox, all saved games are always synced to the cloud, as is other user data like friends lists and achievements. With Virtualization you can run apps on Apple Silicon Macs even if they are normally completely unsupported, such as Windows-only Apps, at the cost of some. Games will stream at 1080p and 60fps, but the company says that “Going forward we’ll continue to innovate and add more features to enhance your cloud gaming experience.”

This means faster performance, much quicker loading times, and better visual quality. In addition to the broad availability of Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly code-named xCloud) to all subscribers, Microsoft has upgraded the servers that run the games in the cloud to new hardware based on the Xbox Series X.

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