In a significant move to enhance the gaming experience across devices and screens, Team Xbox has announced the rollout of the Xbox May Update 2024, which brings a host of highly requested features to improve cloud gaming and the Xbox app on PC. This update is part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to expand its gaming ecosystem and provide a more seamless experience for players.
Xbox May Update 2024
1. Cloud Gaming (Beta) updates
One of the key highlights of the update is the introduction of mouse and keyboard support for cloud gaming. Starting today, players can use their mouse and keyboard to control games on web browsers such as Edge or Chrome by following a few simple steps: signing in to xbox.com/play, selecting a mouse and keyboard-supported game, and enjoying the enhanced gaming experience. Later this month, the Xbox app on PC will also allow players to use their mouse and keyboard by selecting games with a mouse and keyboard badge. Here is a list of games that support keyboard and mouse:
- ARK Survival Evolved
- Atomic Heart
- Cities: Skylines – Mayor’s Edition
- Cities: Skylines – Remastered
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Doom 64
- Fortnite (browser only)
- Gears Tactics
- Grounded
- Halo Infinite
- High on Life
- House Flipper
- Inkulinati (Game Preview)
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
- Norco
- Pentiment
- Quake
- Quake 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Slime Rancher 2
- Sniper Elite 5
- State of Decay 2
- Terraria
- The Sims 4
- Valheim (Game Preview)
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War
2. PC Gaming | Xbox app on PC Experience updates
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, a new channel has been added to the Xbox app on PC. This update also includes the preview of new Compact Mode features, such as Jump back in and Friends, which are being tested with a subset of players and all Xbox Insiders. For more information on the changes to the Xbox app on PC with the Xbox May Update, players can click here.
3. Compact Mode
Compact Mode, which has been evolving in the Xbox App on PC, continues to receive updates. This feature is designed to provide a more streamlined and efficient gaming experience, and its ongoing development is a testament to Microsoft’s commitment to listening to community feedback and improving the Xbox ecosystem.
Community feedback and future of Xbox
Microsoft has reiterated its desire to engage with the gaming community and encourage feedback on existing features and suggestions for new ones. The company is always looking for ways to improve Xbox experiences for players around the world and invites users to join the Xbox Insider program to help shape the future of Xbox and get early access to new features.
In a separate development, Microsoft has confirmed that four Xbox exclusives will be released on other platforms, including the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, as part of its strategy to expand its gaming reach and business value. This move is seen as a significant shift in Microsoft’s approach to the gaming industry, as it seeks to grow its presence beyond its traditional Xbox console base. The company has also reaffirmed its commitment to Game Pass, which will continue to be available only on Xbox platforms, and has teased the “largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation” for its next console.
The Xbox May Update 2024 marks a significant step forward in Microsoft’s efforts to enhance the gaming experience across devices and platforms. With the introduction of mouse and keyboard support for cloud gaming, updates to the Xbox app on PC, and the evolution of Compact Mode, players can look forward to a more seamless and enjoyable gaming experience. As Microsoft continues to shape the future of Xbox, the gaming community can expect more innovative features and services that will redefine the gaming landscape.
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