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How to play Xbox games on a Chromebook

Right now, the most comfortable, convenient way to take advantage of Microsoft’s new Xbox cloud gaming is on... a Chromebook.

On 15 September, Microsoft formally unveiled cloud gaming for Android phones and tablets, in the form of an add-on to its Xbox Game Pass app. Cloud gaming, formerly known as Project xCloud, had been in trials for months, designed as on-the-go option for gamers to squeeze in a bit of Sea of Thieves during downtime waiting for a train or plane.

Part of the appeal of Xbox cloud gaming was its convenience. Another was the fact that cloud gaming runs remotely on Microsoft’s servers, allowing the relatively anaemic CPUs found within phones and tablets to run a powerful,

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