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Microsoft is launching its Xbox TV app on select Amazon Fire TV Sticks today. The app, announced by Microsoft last month, provides access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to stream a variety of Xbox titles to select Fire TV devices.
The Xbox app will initially only be available on the Fire TV 4K Max (2023) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) and will be identical to the same app available on recent Samsung TVs and monitors. All you need is a compatible Fire TV Stick, a Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller, and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to stream Xbox games.
Microsoft is working to allow Xbox Cloud Gaming to stream your entire Xbox library, not just the titles that are part of Game Pass. This is expected to arrive in the coming months, although likely with some games excluded due to publishers not being willing to be part of Xbox Cloud Gaming.
The launch of the Xbox app on Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks marks the first time such an app has launched on a device other than Samsung’s TVs and monitors. Microsoft has been leaning toward putting its Xbox TV app on more devices rather than producing cloud gaming hardware. Microsoft also worked with Meta to release an Xbox Cloud Gaming app for Quest VR headsets, and I hope to see this same Xbox app continue to appear on more devices in the future.
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