The biggest gamers are in luck, because one of the most popular video game platforms on the market is coming to one of the most popular entertainment platforms in our country. We are talking about the Xbox app, which is finally arriving on some devices fire tv selected, to allow us to expand our horizons when it comes to playing on different platforms. But the best thing is not that the app is there, but that it will give us direct access to dozens of games that we will be able to enjoy directly in the cloud.
You can now play with Game Pass on your Fire TV
This is what both Amazon and Xbox have just announced, that the Xbox Game Pass users They will be able to play their favorite games directly in the cloud on Fire devices. That includes dozens of top-level video games from the Xbox catalog, which we can play instantly thanks to the streaming game. Although we will have to take into account a couple of necessary requirements for this to be possible.
On the one hand, we will have to be subscribers of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is the subscription that allows us to access the game in streaming, this means that, even if we do not have an Xbox, with this subscription we can run the Xbox app on the Fire TV and play instantly, that on the one hand, but there is one more requirement. And not all Fire TVs will be compatible with this new Xbox app, since it will be necessary to have two specific models.
We talk about the Fire TV Stick 4K Max devices from 2023 or Fire TV Stick 4K from 2023. If we meet both requirements, we will have access to dozens of games currently in the Xbox catalog, which is one of the largest that exists when it comes to cloud gaming. Among others, we can play Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Starfield, Forza Horizon 5, FC24 and many triple A titles with the highest possible game quality, and especially in 4K, which is a guarantee of high performance, as long as our Internet connection is fluid enough.
According to Daniel Rausch, vice president of Fire TV and Alexa, “We are committed to making it easier for customers to access their favorite entertainment experiences with Fire TV. We are delighted to work with Microsoft to bring the Xbox app to select Fire TV devices so that “Customers can enjoy an extensive library of high-quality games, allowing them to play incredible titles without needing a console.”
It is certainly a significant novelty for the Fire TV, because it shows that Amazon is committed to entertainment on its platform, especially if we take into account that Amazon Moon It will also be a direct competitor in terms of streaming games. In fact, this week we have seen dozens of new games arrive on Amazon’s service. GOG platform catalogwhich has been one of the most popular video game stores for years.
