With recent reports, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox Cloud Gaming app is going to get the support of Amazon Fire TV on their first expansion in quite some time. Xbox Cloud Gaming is going to become available for a few years and will also lead to growth in upcoming years with rapid force. Despite to this Microsoft will going to provide support to the functions across mobile devices, computers, Xbox consoles, and Samsung TVs.
However, it was noted that Xbox Cloud Gaming is going to face a massive expansion to Amazon Fire TV. The Xbox app will launch on Amazon Fire TV and will offer a way for users to access the Xbox Cloud Gaming from virtually any TV.
This app has showcased its compatibility with Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2023) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2023), also it will require both Bluetooth and controller and a subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Here’s a brief explanation of Microsoft
“To get started, players just need a Fire TV Stick, a Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller, and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership to gain instant access to hundreds of phenomenal games, including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Starfield, and Forza Horizon 5, among others.
Amazon states that the new app will be available in July
Amazon Appstore has made the Xbox app available for Fire TV to download and allowed access to the users for cloud gaming via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, however, it will only become compatible with Fire Stick devices.
This has come as big news to show the expansion of Xbox Cloud Gaming, but the wait is still going on to get the support on Android TV from Microsoft. The foundation was laid years ago by the company to provide this support, however, it has yet to arrive. It was recognized that the Fire TV OS is going to be based on Android (for now), but it is still crazy that this feature has not arrived yet.
However, it is a huge deal for cloud gaming, and great news for Xbox fans available everywhere seeing as it brings the cost of entry for Xbox gaming down to just $40.