Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can try Android xCloud streaming today Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can try Android xCloud streaming today A bite of the Apple. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 11 Aug 2020 94 comments Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can today start streaming games to their Android phones via xCloud - a month earlier than previously announced. This "limited beta test" will, according to Microsoft, allow a smoother transition for the service ahead of its previously advertised full roll-out to Ultimate subscribers on 15th September (thanks, The Verge). The limitation here does not appear to be a cap on player numbers. Rather, it sounds like this test will offer a smaller catalogue of games to stream - around 30 in total. Microsoft has promised more than 100 games will be available when xCloud officially joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate next month. Again, this is for Android phones only. Microsoft had previously planned an xCloud launch for iPhones as well, but has been blocked by Apple's decision not to allow any game-streaming apps on its own store. Apple has claimed its move is about ensuring its App Store remains "a safe and trusted place for customers to discover and download apps, and a great business oppurtunity for all developers". Microsoft, meanwhile, has branded Apple as standing "alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass". Regardless, Android owners, you'll simply need the Xbox Game Pass app and to have an Ultimate subscription to give xCloud a go. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store