The console wars are a little weird right about now. Decades ago, each console would be lined up and inspected from head to toe to gauge which one was the most powerful and feature-rich, and then people would spend hours on internet forums arguing which one was better. Flash forward to today, and we have the PS5 powerhouse, the portable Switch 2, and the Xbox, which is trying its best to assimilate every device on the planet and turn them into consoles.
Despite Microsoft's actions, you still had to purchase an Xbox console if you wanted to play games that were released exclusively on it. However, that's now set to change. The company has announced that Xbox Insiders can now stream console games to their PC, regardless of whether the title is an Xbox exclusive or not.
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Microsoft follows up this statement by clarifying that the feature "includes console-only games that previously couldn’t be played using the Xbox PC app," meaning you don't even need an Xbox to play Xbox exclusives anymore. As long as the game you want to play is part of the supported titles list, you can theoretically purchase it and then stream it using the Xbox App's Cloud Gaming feature. And if you want a look at the list as mentioned earlier, you can do so over on the Xbox store's "Stream your own game" category. If you can't see the title you want to play, Microsoft also stated that it wants to introduce more titles, including Xbox exclusives, over to the service soon.
If you want even more proof that console gaming has shifted significantly over the years, just check out the rest of what Microsoft is doing. We've written a piece on how Xbox's aggregated gaming library means PlayStation games could finally be coming to the next Xbox, and if the trend continues, Microsoft's main draw may be delivering previously console-locked titles to all who want them. Honestly, that's a future I'd love to see.
