Last month, Microsoft began letting Xbox Game Pass subscribers stream games they own on Android and PC, and the feature has now been opened up to Xbox console users.
Streaming of “owned” games on console is currently in testing, though, so only a small chunk of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get access.
You need to be part of the Xbox Insiders programme, and have joined either the Alpha Skip-Ahead or Alpha rings according to the Xbox Wire blog.
Most Xbox players won’t be, but streaming is at least open to UK gamers, and to both Xbox Series and Xbox One consoles.
It saves you having to install a game to dip back into it, but you will need to own the game digitally to be able to stream. Having the physical disc is not enough to get you into this club. You also need an active subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – lower tier members are not included.
50 games are currently on the list for streaming:
7 Days to Die
Animal Well
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Balatro
Baldur’s Gate 3
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Cyberpunk 2077
Dragon’s Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dredge
Dying Light 2
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy V
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Farming Simulator 25
Fear the Spotlight
Hitman World of Assassination
Hades
Quidditch Champions
High on Life
Hogwarts Legacy
House Flipper 2
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Guardian of the Galaxy
Metro Exodus
Mortal Komat 1
NBA 2K25
PGA Tour 2K23
Phasmaphobia
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Rust
Star Wars Outlaws
Stray
The Casting of Frank Stone
The Crew Motorfest
The Outlast Trials
The Plucky Squire
The Witcher 3
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Top Spin 2K25
Undertale
Visions of Mana
WWE 2K24
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Previously, Microsoft announced streaming of owned games on console would arrive in 2025. This is an early unlock, then, but that previous statement puts a date on when the rest of us non-Xbox-Insiders can expect to be able to use the feature.
Microsoft offers a guide in how to join the Xbox Insiders programme over at the Xbox website.
