Xbox is partnering with Amazon to allow Xbox games to be streamed via Fire TV devices

Xbox
is
continuing
to
expand
how
and
where
you
can
play
its
games.

Speaking
on
the
Xbox
Wire
,
Ashley
McKissick,
Corporate
Vice
President,
Xbox
Experiences
and
Platforms
Engineering,
today
announced
a
new
partnership
with
Amazon
to
allow
game
streaming
through
Amazon’s
Fire
TV
devices.

“Over
the
past
several
years,
we
have
been
on
a
journey
to
deliver
cloud
gaming
to
more
devices
and
to
more
people
around
the
globe,”
said
Ashley
McKissick.
“We
are
excited
to
add
Fire
TV
to
our
growing
family
of
cloud
gaming
devices
and
eager
to
welcome
new
players
into
this
experience.”

According
to
Xbox,
Game
Pass
Ultimate
subscribers
will
soon
be
able
to
download
an
Xbox
app
on
their
Amazon
Fire
TV
Stick
4K
Max
(2023)
or
Fire
TV
Stick
4K
(2023
and
stream
games
through
it.

Here’s
how
Xbox
describes
the
simplicity
of
the
system:

  • “Simply
    install
    and
    launch
    the
    Xbox
    app
    from
    your
    Fire
    TV
    device.
  • Sign
    in
    with
    your
    Microsoft
    account
    to
    play.
    If
    you’re
    an
    Xbox
    Game
    Pass
    Ultimate
    member,
    you’ll
    have
    instant
    access
    to
    hundreds
    of
    cloud-enabled
    games.
  • Not
    a
    member?
    No
    worries!
    You
    can
    join
    Xbox
    Game
    Pass
    Ultimate
    for one
    low
    monthly
    price,
    or
    check
    out Fortnite without
    a
    membership.
  • Connect
    a
    Bluetooth-enabled
    wireless
    controller.
    Controllers
    like
    the
    Xbox
    Wireless
    Controller,
    Xbox
    Adaptive
    Controller,
    PlayStation
    DualSense,
    or
    DualShock
    4
    controller
    are
    all
    compatible.
  • Start
    Playing!”


Speaking
on
its
own
blog
,
Amazon
commented
that:
“This
announcement
is
an
extension
of
Amazon’s
commitment
to
bringing
the
best
entertainment
experiences
to
our
customers,
including
top-tier
cloud
gaming
options.
For
casual
gamers
or
those
new
to
the
hobby,
it
provides
an
easy,
low-cost
entry
point
to
explore
the
Xbox
Game
Pass
Ultimate
library.
Hardcore
gamers
can
use
it
as
a
convenient
way
to
play
on
another
TV
or
take
their
games
on
the
go.”

Game
streaming
can
be
pretty
hit
or
miss
and
is,
of
course,
largely
dependent
on
the
strength
of
your
Internet
connection.
Personally,
I
don’t
use
it,
but
I
do
find
the
technology
very
cool
and
the
idea
that
I
could
just
fire
up
a
Fire
TV
stick
and
stream
games
is
solid.
It’ll
be
interesting
to
see
how
many
people
actually
use
it.

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