Microsoft have finally provided details on their rumoured Project xCloud and no it’s not a new console. Even though it isn’t a new console, Project xCloud does appear to signal Microsoft’s future vision for gaming that could one day see Xbox consoles made redundant by xCloud’s approach.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Microsoft had to say when they revealed Project xCloud:<\/p>\n

Far too often, gaming remains fragmented and isolated to individual devices. The promise and potential of the future of gaming is a world where you are empowered to play the games you want, with the people you want on any device \u2013 where\u00a0you<\/strong>\u00a0are at the centre of the experience. To deliver on that, Microsoft has brought together its nearly 40 years of experience in gaming with the breadth of its capabilities from Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Research to build out a global game streaming technology: \u201cProject xCloud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our streaming technology is complementary to our ongoing work with console hardware and one of several important parts that make up our future and vision for gaming at Microsoft. Also as a note, I know you covered previous rumours of the name xCloud alongside future console speculation. To be very clear, Project xCloud has never been a console.<\/p>\n