Apple is a major roadblock for Microsoft's ambitious 'Netflix of gaming' service - Business Insider

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Apple is a major roadblock for Microsoft's ambitious 'Netflix of gaming' service

Microsoft's Project xCloud game streaming service in action at E3 2019, an annual video game trade show in Los Angeles, California.This September, Microsoft's Xbox-based game streaming service is scheduled to launch.

Better yet: The service is paired with a large library of games that are streamable, similar to how services like Netflix have large libraries of TV shows and movies to watch. For $15 per month, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate promises a curated library of over 100 games that can be streamed directly to smartphones, tablets, and Xbox game consoles. Moreover, every major Xbox game published by Microsoft, from "Halo" to "Gears of War" to "Forza Motorsport," will be published to the service at launch, alongside a smattering of third-party games like "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" and "Grand Theft Auto 5.

That said, services like Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify can be paid for outside of Apple's network, and Apple collects no fee for their use. Apple classifies these type of apps as "Reader" or "Cross Platform" apps, and allows them to skirt Apple's fee for the benefit of users:

 

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