Now even the best laptops under $500 will be able to run games like Halo 5: Guardians and Gears 5 regardless of specs. Project xCloud will be launching on Windows 10 sometime in 2020. Microsoft also announced that PlayStation’s DualShock 4 controller will work seamlessly with Project xCloud, which is pretty awesome.
What is Project xCloud?
Project xCloud is Microsoft’s cloud gaming service, similar to Google Stadia, except with more games. You can play games like Sea of Thieves or Ori and the Blind Forest on phones, tablets and now even on the best laptops regardless of the hardware it has. We went hands-on with Project xCloud back at E3 2019, and it showed some promise. Halo 5 felt the smoothest and we barely noticed any latency, but Gears of War 4 and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice showed some lag while moving the camera around. Our experience with it was comparable with Google Stadia, but we won’t be able to say which is better once we get our hands on both for more than a few hours at a time.
Project xCloud games
Here are the games you’ll be able to play on Project xCloud once it comes to Windows 10.
AbsolverAce Combat 7: Skies UnknownARK: Survival EvolvedThe Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s CutBattle Chasers: NightwarBlack Desert OnlineBloodstained: Ritual of the NightBrothers: A Tale of Two SonsBorderlands: The Handsome CollectionCrackdown 3Conan ExilesDarksiders 3Dead Island: Definitive EditionDevil May Cry 5F1 2019For the KingForza Horizon 4Gears of War: Ultimate EditionGears 5Halo 5: Guardians (already available on xCloud)Halo Wars 2Hellblade: Senua’s SacrificeHello NeighborHitmantheHunter: Call of the WildJust Cause 4Killer InstinctMadden NFL 20Mark of the Ninja: RemasteredMutant Year Zero: Road to EdenOri and the Blind Forest: Definitive EditionOvercooked!Puyo Puyo ChampionsRadReCore: Definitive EditionSea of Thieves (already available on xCloud)Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive EditionSniper Elite 4Soulcalibur VIState of Decay 2SubnauticaTales of Vesperia: Definitive EditionTekken 7TERAVampyrVermintide 2World of Final Fantasy MaximaWorld of Tanks: MercenariesWorld of Warships: LegendsWorld War ZWWE 2K20Yoku’s Island Express
We’re excited to try out Project xCloud for ourselves on a cheap laptop and see how it holds up with one of these many popular games. Stay tuned for our full review of Project xCloud for Windows 10.
