SK Telecom and Microsoft on Wednesday announced that they will expand Project xCloud Preview in Korea, inviting more players to participate, adding new games, and delivering the Microsoft Game Streaming app via the One Store beginning Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
Project xCloud is Microsoft’s game streaming technology that allows gamers to play Xbox games directly from the cloud on mobile devices while connected to the internet. Supported by SK Telecom’s 5G network, which is marked by super-fast speed and ultra-low latency, Project xCloud can offer a more immersive and seamless experience to gamers.
As an exclusive business operating partner of Project xCloud, SK Telecom has launched the public preview for Project xCloud in Korea in October 2019 for its selected customers.
At present, public previews for Project xCloud are being provided in the United States, United Kingdom and Korea. According to Microsoft, Project xCloud preview participants in Korea are on average spending 1.75 times more time gaming and revisiting three times more compared to the participants in the United States and United Kingdom.
Kareem Choudhry, Corporate VP of Project xCloud, Microsoft
Our partnership with SK Telecom has played a valuable role in helping Microsoft reach new, mobile-first gamers while also learning more about delivering high-quality game streaming through 5G networks.
Jeon Jin-soo, VP and Head of 5GX Service Business Disivion of SK Telecom
We are confident that 5G cloud gaming will shift the paradigm in the video game industry.
