Xbox cloud game world extends to Apple gadgets

A file photo of a cloud-based console on display at the Microsoft Xbox stand during the video games trade fair Gamescom in Cologne, western Germany. Microsoft on April 19, 2021 began a trial run of letting people play Xbox cloud games using Apple mobile devices as well as Windows-powered computers. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on April 19 began a trial run of letting people play Xbox cloud games using Apple mobile devices as well as Windows-powered computers.

The small test spread across 22 countries is a step by the Xbox maker to allow games typically confined to consoles to be played using smartphones, tablets or personal computers.