Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Adds Cloud Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers now enjoy an exciting new benefit: streaming select games directly to their consoles without downloading.

Today's Xbox Wire announcement revealed that Ultimate members can instantly play Game Pass titles and select owned games through cloud streaming on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.

Previously limited to smart TVs, PCs, mobile devices, and Meta Quest headsets, this cloud gaming feature marks its console debut - saving both download time and valuable storage space.

Here's how to access cloud gaming on your Xbox:

Navigate to My Games & Apps → Full Library → Owned Games

Complementing this feature, gamers can stream installed Xbox games to supported browsers via Xbox's web portal. While discontinued on the mobile app, browser-based streaming remains available and will expand to Samsung/Fire TVs and Meta Quest soon.

Additionally, Xbox revealed backward-compatible Xbox/360 titles will gain remote play support starting this month.

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These updates reflect Xbox's ongoing initiative to optimize console storage. The latest dashboard update introduces intelligent storage management recommendations accessible through My Games & Apps → Manage.

With game install sizes ballooning (especially for titles like Call of Duty and Baldur's Gate 3), Xbox continues expanding storage solutions. For those needing additional space beyond these cloud improvements, various external storage options remain available - particularly useful for players not upgrading to newer, higher-capacity Xbox models.