Microsoft Is Developing An Online Streaming Service That Is Like Netflix For Xbox Games

Microsoft is developing a Netflix-style streaming service for video games. The service promises to bring 'console-quality gaming to any device'.

The Redmond-based company claims players will be able to stream blockbuster titles to their Xbox, laptop or smartphone.

It's not clear if players will be required to pay for individual games, or be capable of accessing the entire library for a monthly fee, like video on-demand services.

Microsoft doesn't believe streaming will replace dedicated consoles in the end However, the company teased that a new Xbox hardware was in the development.

Microsoft is developing a Netflix-style streaming video service that will bring console-quality gaming to all devices. Microsoft also announced 50 new games to fans during its E3 presentation, setting an all-time record for the company based in Redmond.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer also teased the new video game streaming service, which Spencer claims will be able to unlock console-quality gaming on any device'

Executive President of Gaming Phil Spencer revealed Microsoft's plans to build a cloud-based service at its press conference during the video game exhibition E3 in Los Angeles.

Spencer said: 'Our cloud engineers are creating a game streaming network to allow console-quality gaming to any device.

We are committed to enhancing your experience wherever you want to play - on your Xbox or PC, as well as your smartphone.'

This method, referred to as Cloud Gaming, allows players to access a huge library of games without having to download or install each game.

Cloud gaming can allow console-quality video games to run on smaller devices, such as smartphones, as all of the heavy-lifting is handled on a server, not by the device used by the user.

This is very different than traditional console games that must process everything on the disk locally and thus require powerful chipsets.

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Spencer, Xbox boss, did not announce the date of the service's launch on stage. Thinkofdeath However Spencer has hinted that Microsoft's game streaming might be available by 2020.

The company isn't the only one to be interested in streaming games. Rival PlayStation also offers the option to stream games to your devices.

Dubbed PlayStation Now, the subscription service costs PS12.99 ($20) per month. It lets users stream more than 500 titles to their Sony PS4 or Windows PC.

After it purchased rival services Gaikai, OnLive, and Sony, Sony launched its cloud gaming platform.

Microsoft has not stopped its hardware plans, despite its primary focus being on videogame streaming.

It's not clear if users will be required to pay for access individual titles, or will be able to access the entire library for a monthly fee, much like Netflix

However, despite teasing streaming services, Microsoft revealed plans to continue to build Xbox hardware and consoles, with new models already in the pipeline

Xbox boss Phil Spencer remained tight-lipped on any specifics about the forthcoming console, however, the executive did reveal that backwards-compatibility with older video games would play significant role for the new hardware

Phil Spencer used the E3 keynote to tease the Xbox One's follow-up and suggested that Microsoft might have several new consoles under development.

He said that the same team that delivered unparalleled performance with Xbox One X was deep into the design of the next Xbox consoles. This will allow them to keep their promise to console gaming.

Spencer remained tight-lipped on any specifics about the console, however, the executive did reveal that backwards-compatibility with Xbox One games would play significant role for the new hardware.

The Eurogamer reporter said: 'As you think about this next generation of hardware that eventually will arrive, many of the large, large games people are playing today will continue to exist when the next hardware arrives.

There isn't an "2" at the final game of these games because they are trying to get you to the next version. In the old days of games shipping being played, and then moving away - a console switch was an easy step-function.

'We went through it with Minecraft. We didn't launch Minecraft 2 on Xbox One to try to force everyone to switch to the next console, because this isn't what Minecraft players would like to see. They want Minecraft to improve.

If you look at games like PUBG and Fortnite and you think about these large games and ecosystems that'll be available, when new hardware is released, players will continue to want to play those games, and it's going to be important for us as platforms to support them.'

Microsoft announced a new game in its popular Halo series called Halo Infinite and will only be available to Xbox-branded consoles

Microsoft also showcased a record number of brand new games to its fans during its E3 presentation.

The company released a variety of exclusive titles, including brand new entries to its Halo and Gears of War series.

Spencer described the company's "most diverse gaming portfolio" as the latest list of games.