Microsoft appeared on Meta Connect to announce that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro headphones.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared during the keynote to confirm the launch of the cloud gaming app in the Quest Store, but neither party has confirmed when that will happen.
Not only does the app mean that you can suddenly play all your favorite Xbox Game Pass games in true virtual reality, but you will feel like you have a huge cinematic perspective too to enjoy some of the best Xbox games.
In a blog post announcing the feature, Meta said: “When Xbox Cloud Gaming is launched on the Meta Quest Store, you’ll be able to connect your Xbox console to a headset and play console games from your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library on a huge 2D screen, like there’s a movie theatre. Especially available at all times.”
Unfortunately, we don’t know when that will happen, but Meta says it hopes to “share more about this as soon as possible.”
There are actually quite a few video streaming services with apps in the Quest Store, such as YouTube, Netflix, and MLB VR. The Xbox Cloud Gaming app would be more in line with those lines, rather than the range of VR games you can try out in Quest 2 itself.
Not all Xbox Game Pass games are available to stream via the cloud, but there are plenty of them. Available games include some of the heavy hitters like Halo: Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Flight Simulator, Deathloop, Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, Far Cry 5 and Psychonauts 2.
We love the idea of launching and enjoying Flight Simulator on a giant virtual screen, but you’ll make some sacrifices in the process compared to your 4K telly. We’ll know more about performance once the app is launched. Still, sexy nonetheless.