As well as introducing a new Xbox Series S console variant, Microsoft also announced last Sunday that Game Pass subscribers will soon be able to access a select number of game titles via Nvidia GeForce NOW.

It might sound surprising at first that Microsoft opened the door for some Xbox games to run on rival platforms, which also offer better technical conditions than its own cloud gaming service.

The fruit of the agreement at the beginning of the year

The answer is found in the fact that, earlier in the year, Microsoft reached a ten-year licensing agreement for Xbox PC games with Nvidia to allow antitrust regulators to give the go-ahead for an Activision Blizzard acquisition, including access to Activision Blizzard titles if the acquisition is approved.

As we now know, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is unlikely as UK regulators understand that this will hurt cloud gaming competition.

In yesterday’s announcement, Microsoft specified that:

This will allow the PC Game Pass catalog to play on any device that GeForce NOW streams to, including low-spec PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, mobile, TVs, and more, and we’ll be rolling this out in the coming months.

Games Pass games with GeForce NOW performance

Remember that this is a selection of titles, not the entire catalog. However, customers will be able to take advantage of the technical advantages of the Nvidia GeForce NOW subscription tiers to enjoy a superior experience, especially if they are part of the GeForce NOW RTX 4080 tier, which offers major advantages over Microsoft’s cloud. games service.

It also means that Game Pass subscribers will also be able to access and play titles in a different way than before thanks to the widespread presence of Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform.

New titles will arrive every year

And over time, logically, new titles will be released every year, so the entertainment offerings will continue to increase, although there is still a need to continue to challenge technology in order to continue bringing more PC games to the cloud.

All that’s left is an implementation for users to use and enjoy, although this move puts Nvidia’s platform in style when it comes to game streaming services in the cloud, let’s remember that last week the Ubisoft Connect integration was announced.

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