Not long ago Microsoft has released an Android app to play games from an Xbox One game console to mobile phones, and it seems that the iOS version could arrive soon despite the fact that Apple has not approved that xCloud (Microsoft’s cloud video game system ) is used on iPad or iPhone.
According to a report, Apple stopped the service streaming cloud gaming company, Xbox Cloud Gaming, because it went against the same rules that Google Stadia stopped. The services allowed players to play any game on the cloud platform, but Apple said it would have to review each game individually.
However, both Valve and Sony have apps in the App Store that allow you to play games that you already have on your own computer or on the PlayStation 4 respectively, so this seems to be the solution to the problem.
The new Microsoft app is similar to these solutions. It does not play the game from a server, but directly from your own game console. Thus, Apple should not have any problems with the app.
These are the same rules that Steamlink and PS4 Remote Play follow. Apple’s rules say that the game must run entirely on the machine of the host and that the customer app cannot have a store section. Purchases do not have to be made through Apple systems as long as they are also processed directly from the machine of the host.
One thing that could cause Apple to not approve the app is if Microsoft tries to get past the restriction that games must be run directly from the user’s machine. host, so you can play games from your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate through your Xbox.
If you prefer, you can take a look at an alternative to play Xbox games on your iPhone or iPad.
Original article published in MacWorld Sweden.
