Xbox app is coming to TCL TVs just as Microsoft rolls out pay-as-you-go cloud gaming

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Xbox app is coming to TCL TVs just as Microsoft rolls out pay-as-you-go cloud gaming

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Tom Warren

is a elder analogous and writer of Notepad, who has been covering each things Microsoft, PC, and tech for complete 20 years.

Microsoft is partnering pinch TCL to bring its Xbox app to supported TCL smart TVs. The Xbox app lets you link to Xbox Cloud Gaming and watercourse Game Pass titles aliases prime games you ain arsenic portion of a subscription.

The Xbox app will get connected TCL TVs astatine immoderate constituent “in the coming months,” which is conscionable successful clip for Microsoft’s caller pay-as-you-go action for Xbox Cloud Gaming successful November. This will fto anyone entree the unreality streaming work without the request to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass — perfect for group who don’t ain an Xbox console. Microsoft has besides been testing free, ad-supported unreality gaming for Xbox Insiders, which could rotation retired soon and supply moreover much options to entree Xbox Cloud Gaming.

While Microsoft is opening up entree to unreality gaming, it’s besides limiting monthly unreality hours for Game Pass subscribers. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will beryllium constricted to conscionable 15 hours of unreality entree a month, pinch 10 hours for Premium subscribers, and a measly 5 hours for Game Pass Essential. Game Pass subscribers will request to acquisition bundles of unreality hours if they request further playtime.

TCL is the latest successful a statement of TV manufacturers to partner pinch Microsoft to rollout the Xbox app. Hisense started adding the Xbox app to its TVs moving the VIDAA OS earlier this year, and galore Samsung, LG, and Amazon Fire TV devices besides person entree to the Xbox app.

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