Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Steam Deck via Microsoft Edge for Linux Beta
By the power vested in Microsoft Edge, Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Steam Deck.
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What you need to know
People love Xbox Cloud Gaming. People love thebest Xbox Game Pass games. And people love Steam Deck. So why not connect the dots between the three?
That’s exactly what Valve and Microsoft did, working together to put Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) onto Steam Deck via Microsoft Edge for Linux Beta. By extension, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is also coming along for the ride.
Microsoft has auseful how-to article on its website(with pictures!) showing how you can get Xbox Cloud Gaming set up on your Deck. Important note from the company: It recommends that you “have a mouse and keyboard connected to your Steam Deck when following this article for setup. Alternatively, you can use STEAM+X to bring up the touch keyboard along with the touch display or trackpads.”
You can also find a more condensed how-toover on Reddit, wherein Microsoft alerted everyone that the Edge browser is now a one-way ticket to Xbox Cloud Gaming on Deck.
We worked closely with our friends at Valve to support#Xcloud#XboxGamePassthrough Microsoft Edge for the Steam Deck.https://t.co/NIuHCJtXMRpic.twitter.com/Jr4JPQSbFCWe worked closely with our friends at Valve to support#Xcloud#XboxGamePassthrough Microsoft Edge for the Steam Deck.https://t.co/NIuHCJtXMRpic.twitter.com/Jr4JPQSbFC— Catherine Gluckstein (@CJGluckstein)March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
Bit by bit,Steam Deckis becoming something of a one-stop-shop option for those who want something in between the worlds of console and PC gaming (as well as those who’vegiven up on PC gamingdue to current component costs and shortages). If you want to blur the lines between the PC and handheld console experience even further, check out Valve’sWindows drivers for Steam Deck.
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