Cloud Gaming

Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in India: Plans from ₹499, how to play on phones, PCs, Samsung/LG TVs, and Fire TV (Nov 12, 2025)

Microsoft has officially launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in India. Here are the Game Pass plan prices (Essential ₹499, Premium ₹699, Ultimate ₹1,389), supported devices, minimum internet speed, and a step‑by‑step setup guide for smartphones, PCs, Samsung/LG TVs, and Amazon Fire TV. www.ndtv.com+2Microsoft+2 What’s new today After years of anticipation, Microsoft’s cloud gaming service is officially available in India, letting players stream Xbox titles to devices they already own—no console required. Indian publications including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and India Today confirmed the rollout and published how‑to guides this morning. www.ndtv.com+2Hindustan Times+2 Windows Central also updated its India tracking story to note

12 November 2025

Mini PC Roundup — Nov 10, 2025: Trusted Brands to Buy, Cloud‑Gaming Upgrades (GeForce NOW & Xbox), and the Best Controllers for Every Budget

The safest mini‑PC brands to buy right now Windows Central’s latest buying guidance (Nov 5) highlights Geekom, Beelink, ASUS ROG (ROG NUC), Dell, HP, and Lenovo as “most trusted” after hands‑on testing. The advice is blunt: avoid sketchy brands and don’t buy from third‑party marketplace sellers when you can purchase directly from the manufacturer or an authorized storefront. If something feels too cheap to be real, it usually is. Windows Central Why it matters: Some off‑brand mini PCs have been caught shipping with malicious or forced software, so starting from a reputable brand saves you time, headache, and in some

10 November 2025

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PlayStation Portal’s Biggest Update Yet: Full PS5 Cloud Streaming Rolls Out — Stream Your Digital Library Without Turning On a Console (Nov. 7, 2025)

Sony has switched on full PS5 cloud streaming for the PlayStation Portal worldwide regions supported by PlayStation Plus Premium, and the handheld is getting a slick new interface and quality‑of‑life upgrades to match. Crucially, Premium members can now stream select digital PS5 games they already own from the cloud to Portal without connecting to a PS5 console, alongside titles from the PS Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog. The update went live Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. PT (Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. GMT). PlayStation.Blog+1 Key takeaways (today) What’s new on PlayStation Portal Sony’s update does two headline things. First,

7 November 2025

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Microsoft’s Big Bet: Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with Ads Incoming – What It Means

Behind the Decision: Microsoft quietly signaled this strategy earlier in 2024–25, and now sources say it’s official. The New York Times reports a Microsoft official confirmed internal tests of a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming program gamespot.com dailytimes.com.pk. Tom Warren at The Verge notes that Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart hinted at a free tier nearly two years ago, and the company has been clear it wants to make cloud gaming more “affordable” and “accessible” theverge.com. Indeed, Xbox executive Jason Ronald recently said a lower-cost cloud plan “opens up the opportunity to make it much more affordable, and make it

29 October 2025

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Amazon’s All‑New Luna: How Snoop Dogg, Social Games and 50+ Free Titles Redefine Prime Gaming

Rethinking Cloud Gaming – Why Amazon Is Relaunching Luna Amazon launched Luna in 2022 as a competitor to Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now. Three years later, executives admit that the service hasn’t reached its potential. Jeff Gattis told Variety that the revamped Luna is “rebuilt and reimagined from the ground up,” from the user interface to how people interact with games variety.com. Prime members told Amazon that gaming hardware is expensive, games are intimidating and isolating, and that they want social experiences rather than solitary play amazongames.com. Gattis argues the industry hasn’t welcomed the hundreds of millions of people who want

2 October 2025

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