It could also allow the service to offer higher resolutions and frame rates. Xbox Cloud Gaming is currently locked to 1080p at up to 60 frames per second, whereas Nvidia's major rival, GeForce Now, offers an Ultimate tier with up to 4K and 240fps streaming (albeit not at the same time).

With Microsoft's Xbox app for PC, you can now stream over 250 games beyond the Game Pass library as long as you own them directly.

Xbox Game Pass has another batch of video games coming to the service. Check out what's being added during July's second wave.