Xbox App is Out Now for Amazon Fire TV - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 September 2024 / 2,430 Views
The Xbox app is now available for select Amazon Fire TV devices.
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in over 25 countries are now able to play Xbox Cloud Gaming titles on the Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2023) ($59.99) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) ($49.99).
A supported Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription are required in order to play games on the Xbox TV app. Supported controllers include the Xbox Wireless Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, PlayStation DualSense, and the DualShock 4.
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I've been gaming on my Samsung TV mostly via the Xbox app. Can't beat convenience.
Funny thing... people want to harp on MS for pushing the whole cloud streaming thing without the need for the console and forget that it was Sony who did the exact same thing. PS Now started out as streaming only for console and PC. To some extent it still is, but during the last few years Sony was offering support for some of their high end Bravia TVs but no official app for other devices. MS went right past Sony with the same ideas... and now they get supported on phones and tablets and Samsung TV and now Amazon Fire Stick.
Sony has their own dedicated streaming device (Ps Portal), but it is a 'console required' device currently. Sony recently opened up the option to no longer be tethered to the same network, which could be seen a first step to opening up direct streaming without the need for the console. Again, they still currently offer no console required for PC users... but not for Portal users. I'm confident they will open up to more devices soon enough and will do the same thing MS does with allowing any device to stream from PS+ no console required. All you need is a controller and a PS+ membership and you can stream play to any device where the app can be installed to.
This is a good and cheap point of entry for those who just want to play without committing to a full console.
On paper it sounds that way from Sony but we all knew when Sony released PS Now it wasn't their way of ending consoles; it was just Sony being innovative in their own way to test the market, like VR.
Why would they want to destroy their console sales when they're dominating the console market and the most important part of their business? PS Now felt more like it was aimed for the casual consumers that didn't want to commit to purchasing an actual console, as that's why Sony didn't push hard on their library and majority were last gen games when it launched. That's all anybody felt with it.
As for Xbox Game Pass, we all know their console sales are horrible so of course MS is trying heavily to push gamers away from console sales. Just look at the latest Xbox gaming showcase. Almost all of the games shown stated very clearly the games will be Day 1 Game pass. After watching the showcase the message was clear, "MS has a bunch of great games coming out and I don't need to buy a console because it's all coming out on GP".
In no way, Sony has advertised PS Now to make gamers feel like they didn't need a console. TBH I've never seen any marketing for PS Now, only when it was just quickly launched and that was it.
The main difference is in the marketing.
Anyone else read this title and instantly think of 'ol Donny boy?
Absolutely, this is so Don Mattrick. No games to play? Well just turn on the TV, TV, TV, TV....
...Did you read the article at all? Lol.
Fire TV still exists?
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