Microsoft Unveils Cloud Gaming Service with $1

Microsoft released a service for cloud games Xbox, at a price of one dollar for the first month for new users, in a promotional campaign to attract a class of players as competition intensifies with the Japanese company Sony.

According to Gilherme Fernandez, an analyst at game analysis firm Newzoo, explained that the cloud gaming revenues are expected to grow to $ 4.8 billion by 2023, compared to about $ 600 million for the current year.

On other hand, the analysts expect that the demand for immersive gaming experiences, through improved sound and graphics, will increase the sales of gaming platforms, as Microsoft and Sony are expected to launch the next generation of gaming platforms within the next few months.

In contrast, Sony offers cloud gaming via the PlayStation Now service, but this is not available on mobile devices. Sony has not yet announced pricing for its next-generation PlayStation 5 console.

Later, Microsoft announced a second next-generation console after a leak prompted it to unveil the Xbox Series S. Xbox Series S will be all-digital, have 512GB of storage, target 120 FPS at up to 1,440p, support ray tracing, variable rate shading and variable refresh rate. It’ll also offer 4K upscaling for games and support for 4K media streaming.

Also, it is discontinuing production of the current-generation Xbox One X and the digital version of the Xbox One S, before its new Xbox Series X. The Xbox One X, released in November 2017, was designed to run games with 4K resolution, and was billed as a high-end version of 2013’s Xbox One.

Microsoft will be ensuring that all of the first tranche of in-house XSX games will also be available for XB1 consoles. There’s a solid argument there for the company to discontinue the most powerful current console in order to encourage adoption of the next-gen machines.