

If you're an Apple user, you simply go to /play and then sign in to the Microsoft account linked to your Xbox Game Pass, then tap the share button at the bottom of the screen and select Add to Home Screen. Initially, Microsoft said that if you're using a web browser to play cloud games, the Xbox Wireless Controller was the only "officially supported controller." However, most controllers I've tried - and every controller on this list - works for cloud gaming on a browser. Microsoft maintains a list of supported controllers, but you'll find others that work. As you might expect, the various iterations of Xbox controllers are your primary options, but there are plenty of other controllers and accessories to choose from and some are designed exclusively for Android phones, Windows PC and iOS devices. Rather, I'm highlighting the best controllers and accessories to use with supported devices. I'm not here to review Xbox Cloud Gaming, which requires a fast internet connection for smooth game streaming. Navigate to Xbox Game Pass games on your console and look for games with a cloud icon, then click the "play" button. For Windows PCs, it lets you play games your system might not otherwise have the power or space to run locally via Game Pass for PC. To use it, you need to be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, which costs $15 a month or $160 annually ( with four three-month membership codes). It's similar to Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now. Xbox Cloud Gaming, formerly Project xCloud, lets you play a subset of Xbox Game Pass games on a device other than a console by streaming them from the cloud. If you want to get the most out of Xbox Cloud Gaming, you'll want to have the right controllers and accessories.

Xbox Cloud Gaming can be used on pretty much every internet-connected device, from Android devices and iPhones to iPads and laptops among others.

Fully fledged console games no longer have to be confined to consoles, with Xbox Cloud Gaming letting us bring those games pretty much anywhere we can get a signal.
