TO WATCH: Microsoft ups its game. Gaming wars are increasingly playing out on cloud
platforms, not consoles. Microsoft wants to harness its cloud expertise to do battle with
Sony and Nintendo and next-generation-competitors Google, Amazon and Nvidia. Its
Project xCloud, launched for Android smartphones in 22 countries in 2020, lets
subscribers stream console games on mobile devices. Microsoft’s cloud assault could be
propelled in 2021 by the arrival of its long-awaited game, “Halo Infinite”.

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