Xbox reveals its game-streaming and remote-play strategy

Microsoft has one of the world’s most expansive server infrastructures, and it’s going to start using that to beam games over the internet. During its media briefing event at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles), the Xbox team revealed the details of its cloud platform.

During an onstage presentation, Xbox boss Phil Spencer first announced console streaming. Like PlayStation’s Remote Play, you can now use your home Xbox console to stream your local games to an internet-connected device. Then, the company plans to begin streaming games from XCloud.