In a blog post, the company announced plans to “embed the Xbox experience directly into internet-connected televisions,” letting you hop into a quick race in Forza Horizon 4 or a heated Gears 5 multiplayer match directly from your TV. And Microsoft is getting set to blow the availability of Game Pass even more wide open - meaning you probably already have everything you need to start enjoying Xbox games even if you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a console (or just can’t find one). You don’t need powerful hardware to enjoy the service, which includes games from major franchises like Halo, Star Wars and Madden, as you can stream many of its games directly to your Android or iOS device.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ($1 to join microsoft com ): Access to all games in the PC and console libraries, in addition to cloud streaming on mobile devices and web browsers as well as Xbox Live Gold for multiplayer access on Xbox and exclusive discounts.

Xbox Game Pass PC ($1 to join, originally $9.99 per month ): Access to hundreds of games playable on Windows 10 PCs.Xbox Game Pass Console ($9.99 per month ): Access to hundreds of games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

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