

Neither Nvidia nor Microsoft has touted this as an official feature and there will be kinks to work out still. It’s a feature that’s still in beta but considering that the Xbox also supports keyboard and mouse controls, PC players can get the full PC experience completely free for an hour at a time with the base GeForce Now tier. Steam has around 120 million monthly active users, and thanks to Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud service these gamers can access their Steam libraries through Microsoft’s Edge browser – even on an Xbox console. In the world of PC gaming, however, there’s no bigger player than Valve’s Steam platform. Epic Games and Microsoft have both been advocates for cross-play and open ecosystems, and the rise of cloud gaming is starting to blur platform lines.īack in April, Xbox chief Phil Spencer tweeted that “PC games will come ,” likely hinting at Windows 10 releases making the jump to console, as Microsoft Flight Simulator and others have.

Gamers increasingly expect to be able to play any game at any time on any platform. While the console makers all have their first-party exclusives, in 2021 the bricks that comprise the so-called “walled garden” appear to be deteriorating.
