Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is coming to iOS soon — Phil Spencer confirms

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is coming to iOS before long — Phil Spencer confirms

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Microsoft did announce its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate would launch on iOS devices in spring 2022, and it's looking like the company is delivering on that promise sooner rather than later.

Caput of Xbox Phil Spencer recently confirmed the xCloud gaming service will soon be coming to Apple devices, which means iPhone users will finally be able to know what it'south like to play Halo on their smartphone.

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When is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate coming to iOS?

Spotted on Game Rant, Microsoft has recently been testing its xCloud gaming service on iOS and iPadOS-supported browsers.

Instead of releasing an app, users will exist able to create a web app via a web browser to add to their dwelling screen and play abroad. Currently, this is how Google Stadia works on iOS.

Microsoft has been adding numerous features to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, virtually recently letting users play original Xbox and Xbox 360 games on Android phones, including iconic titles Perfect Dark, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Fable 2 and more than.

For now, we're not sure if the browser version of xCloud will have certain limitations. Currently, the cloud gaming service only supports 1080p at threescore fps. Notwithstanding, this won't be much of an issue for Apple tree's most contempo iPhone 12 lineup, seeing as they have a 60hz display.

While Apple tree Arcade is continuing to improve with a great selection of games, the ability to play the likes of Gears of War or Halo brings a whole new level of gameplay possibilities to iPhone and iPad models.

There'south no exact appointment when Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will launch on iOS devices, merely rumours of an Xbox "What's Next for Gaming" issue in April (via GamesRadar) are swirling. This suggests nosotros could all exist playing Halo on our smartphones as soon as this calendar month.

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