PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.

Microsoft xCloud Heads to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on Sept. 15

Your $14.99 Ultimate subscription is getting a very generous new perk if you own an Android device.

 & Matthew Humphries Former Senior Editor

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.

Our Expert
LOOK INSIDE PC LABS HOW WE TEST
65 EXPERTS
43 YEARS
41,500+ REVIEWS

Last month, Microsoft announced that its xCloud game streaming service was set to be offered as a free extra perk of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Now it's been confirmed xCloud will be made available to subscribers on Sept. 15.

As Eurogamer reports, from the middle of next month over 100 games will be available to stream to Android phones and tablets using the official Xbox Game Pass app. The xCloud perk also means access to a subscriber's Xbox friends list, achievements, controller settings, and saved progress will be available through the app. As for what games will be available to stream, the full list has yet to be confirmed, but the following 36 titles will be present:

  • Ark: Survival Evolved

  • Bleeding Edge

  • Costume Quest 2

  • Crackdown 3 (campaign)

  • Destiny 2

  • F1 2019

  • Forza Horizon 4

  • Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

  • Gears of War 4

  • Gears 5 Ultimate Edition

  • Grounded

  • Halo 5: Guardians

  • Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

  • Halo Wars 2

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Halo: Spartan Assault

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • Killer Instinct Definitive Edition

  • Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

  • Minecraft Dungeons

  • The Outer Worlds

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps

  • Quantum Break

  • ReCore: Definitive Edition

  • Ryse: Son of Rome

  • Sea of Thieves: Anniversary Edition

  • State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

  • Sunset Overdrive

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Tell Me Why

  • The Bard's Tale Trilogy

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • Wasteland 3

  • Wasteland Remastered

  • Yakuza Kiwami 2

If you've seen some forthcoming Xbox Game Studios titles you'd like to play, Microsoft has confirmed they will be available from launch day to stream using xCloud. A number of popular controllers will also be available to use, with support confirmed for the Xbox One Bluetooth Wireless controller, Sony's DualShock 4, as well as controllers and accessories from 8BitDo, NACON, PowerA, and Razer.

iOS users are out of luck as Microsoft isn't set to offer support right now, although testing is ongoing. The Android launch is being treated as a beta by Microsoft and will be limited to 22 countries to ensure stability. Those countries are Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and US.

Further Reading

Gaming Reviews

Gaming Best Picks

About Our Expert

Matthew Humphries

Matthew Humphries

Former Senior Editor

My Experience

I started working at PCMag in November 2016, covering all areas of technology and video game news. Before that I spent nearly 15 years working at Geek.com as a writer and editor. I also spent the first six years after leaving university as a professional game designer working with Disney, Games Workshop, 20th Century Fox, and Vivendi.

I hold two degrees: a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Games Development. My first book, Make Your Own Pixel Art, is available from all good book shops.

My Areas of Expertise

  • PC components and system building
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Software development
  • Storage technology
  • Video games and gaming hardware

Read full bio