Ten more Xbox Cloud Gaming for Android (xCloud) titles get touch controls
There’s now eleven titles you can play without a controller.
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What you need to know
WhileMinecraft Dungeonscurrentlysupportstouch controls on Xbox Cloud Gaming for Android (xCloud), it’s been the lone exception. That’s changing today, as Microsoftannouncedthat ten more games are getting touch controls. Here’s the full list of games that are getting touch control support:
While the addition of these touch controls will make playing the games above an even more pleasant experience, especially on thebest tablets for Xbox Cloud Gaming, it doesn’t stop there. Touch controls are not a one-size-fits-all scenario. Instead, custom layouts or prompts will appear depending on the title, such as combat controls showing up in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice whenever Senua fights the different foes she encounters in her travels.
You can see these touch controls in action as our editor Jez Corden tries out Killer Instinct.
Killer Instinct with touch controls… Wild. Definitely would take some getting used to, but man it’s really cool.#Xboxpic.twitter.com/Ru4os8FLrcKiller Instinct with touch controls… Wild. Definitely would take some getting used to, but man it’s really cool.#Xboxpic.twitter.com/Ru4os8FLrc— jez (@JezCorden)October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
There’s over 150 games currently available to play through this streaming service and the list is continuing to grow, with some EA titles joining over the coming months asEA Play joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Xbox Cloud Gaming requiresXbox Game Pass Ultimateand an Android device, though support is reportedlycoming for iOS usersthrough a browser-based workaround in 2021.
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Xbox Game Pass gives you access to over 200 games for one monthly fee. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate also adds Xbox Live Gold to the package so you can play online with your friends. Right now, you can purchase a three-month subscription for a great price.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
