Which is the interesting part for sure, the ability to “play, from the cloud, select games [you] already own or have purchased outside the Xbox Game Pass library”. Which sounds a little like the GeForce NOW service, except those Cloud Gaming sessions (which let you play your own Steam games) make full use of GeForce RTX 30 series hardware. So it remains to be seen just what hardware will be involved, and which games and platforms (Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, EA) will be included.

As for game demos, that one is easy to understand, and will be similar to what Sony is doing with its expanded PlayStation Plus Deluxe subscription. Microsoft described the addition as “curated demos of upcoming games to our Xbox Game Pass members”, and it's set to roll-out within the next year. The nice little bonus is that Microsoft and Team Xbox will be focusing on indie game demos first, to help build awareness and excitement for the many, many great indie games out there. Developers will also be compensated for adding demos to their games. Very cool.

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All The Xbox Pre-Showcase News

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Xbox App is Coming to Samsung’s 2022 Smart TVs
Xbox is Getting New Features Designed for Windows 11 and Microsoft Edge
Xbox Game Pass is Getting Demos and the Ability to Cloud Stream Games Outside of its Library
Xbox Design Lab is Coming to Australia… And in New and Improved Form
Phil Spencer Sees Starfield as the Hallmark Release to Come Out of the Bethesda Acquisition