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Nvidia adds Resident Evil Requiem as a free bonus with a 12‑month GeForce Now Ultimate membership during a limited launch, leveraging RTX 5080‑class servers and DLSS 4 path tracing for high‑end visuals; the Ultimate plan is priced at $199.99 per year.
Microsoft’s February Xbox update adds 1440p cloud streaming to Series X|S, One X, and One S, improves shader handling with an Advanced Shader Delivery Indicator, and enhances storage formatting for Xbox Ally. It also brings console-like audio cues to the Xbox PC app and previews new cloud gaming UI alongside the Postgame Recaps feature for Insiders, delivering across-console, PC, and cloud improvements without major feature overhauls.
Xbox’s February update unlocks up to 1440p cloud streaming for Game Pass Ultimate on Series X|S, One X and One S, adds new PC App sounds, updates ROG Ally (including removable storage formatting and a Shader Delivery indicator), and rolls out Postgame Recaps for PC Insiders plus a public preview of the refreshed Xbox Cloud Gaming web experience. It also adds Handheld Compatibility, expands Xbox Play Anywhere to 1000+ titles, enables Stream Your Own Game for 1000+ titles, introduces Retro Classics with 100+ games via Antstream Arcade, and broadens mouse & keyboard (130+ games) and touch controls (260+ games) support.
Microsoft is reportedly expanding Xbox Game Pass by merging PC Game Pass with another tier (likely Premium), bundling more third-party services, and possibly testing free Xbox Cloud Gaming for a 2026 launch, signaling a broader, more inclusive subscription strategy.
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming expands its catalog by adding a large batch of “Stream Your Own Game” titles to the cloud, broadening the service beyond Game Pass and allowing players to stream their own game library to supported devices.
Xbox’s new Cloud Gaming dashboard on the web is earning praise for its clean, sleek UI and design cues from Xbox PC/Series dashboards, spurring calls to bring it to console and PC apps. Critics worry it could feel too mobile-like, obscure backgrounds, or face ad injections later. Microsoft hasn’t announced any official plans to broaden the UI beyond the web experience.
The Xbox Cloud Gaming dashboard has a visual redesign for achievements—new color scheme, logo, and font—while preserving current functionality, with talk of a potential wider, cross-device UI rollout in the future.
Microsoft is testing a refreshed, more console-like web UI for Xbox Cloud Gaming in a preview, featuring new animations, a library section, and a rounded design that signals potential future Xbox console experiences; testers can enable the preview at play.xbox.com/settings and provide feedback as the rollout nears.
Microsoft is testing a redesigned, console-like web interface for Xbox Cloud Gaming in public preview, offering a cleaner, more navigable dashboard that mirrors the Xbox console UI. Users can try it by enabling Preview Features and visiting xbox.com/play, marking a step toward a unified, device-agnostic Xbox experience.
GeForce Now adds native flight-controller support, starting with Thrustmaster's T.Flight HOTAS One; a new in-app row will flag flight-enabled games and more peripherals are planned, with Delta Force arriving soon and RTX 5080-powered Ultimate servers delivering up to 5K/120fps.
Microsoft's January Xbox update adds a Game Save Sync Indicator to show when cloud saves were made, expands Arm-based Windows 11 PC support in the Xbox PC app, broadens Game Pass streaming to more Smart TVs, extends mouse-and-keyboard support to 230+ titles with cloud touch controls, and improves ROG Xbox Ally optimization.
Xbox kicks off the year with a wave of updates: the Xbox PC app now supports ARM-based Windows 11 PCs, expanding access to Game Pass titles; the Game Save Sync Indicator is live across PC and handhelds to show real-time cloud save status; Xbox Cloud Gaming will reach select Hisense and V homeOS Smart TVs in 2026, letting Game Pass subscribers stream hundreds of games on TV; the Handheld Compatibility Program now flags handheld-optimized titles with new entries; Xbox Play Anywhere now covers over 1,000 titles, enabling progress to carry across PC, console, and handheld; the Stream your own game feature now supports 1,000+ cloud-playable games; Retro Classics joins Game Pass with 100+ titles; and mouse-and-keyboard support has expanded to 230+ games across cloud and supported devices; more game additions and updates are teased for the months ahead.
Microsoft is nearing public testing of a free ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming option, offering about 1 hour of playtime per session (up to five hours per month) with preroll ads. The service will let you stream some games you own, plus eligible Free Play Days and Retro Classics titles, and an official announcement is expected in the coming weeks.
Microsoft is reportedly planning an ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier that would let users stream owned games without a Game Pass subscription. Evidence includes load-screen references to 'ad-supported playtime' and reporting from Windows Central and The Verge; an official launch date hasn’t been announced, but insiders say it could arrive this year.
PS Plus Premium’s PS3 cloud streaming isn’t working for new titles; trying to stream a PS3 game not already in your library does nothing and shows no error. Workarounds include launching the game via the PC PS Plus app to add it to your library or adding it to a wishlist and starting the stream from there. Sony hasn’t publicly acknowledged a fix yet; we’ll update if the issue is resolved.