Summary
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Microsoft turns LG Smart TVs into Xbox screens with cloud gaming.
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The Xbox app on LG TVs allows you to stream games from your Microsoft account.
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Game Pass Ultimate members can stream over 50 games they own on LG Smart TVs.
If Microsoft’s latest ad campaign is to be believed, its new mission is to make everything Xbox. You’ve probably already seen ads claiming that tablets, phones and TVs are now Xboxes as part of the company’s rollout of the cloud gaming service to a variety of different devices. The company has now confirmed that LG’s Xbox-ify Smart TV is coming soon through its gaming portal.
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Your LG Smart TV becomes an Xbox thanks to Microsoft
As announced at Xbox wireLG and Microsoft have teamed up to bring Xbox games to smart screens. The new Xbox app lets you connect your Microsoft account to your TV so you can stream games from the cloud to your screen. And because games are rendered on Microsoft’s servers, you can play top-quality games on any screen you like.
This comes shortly after Xbox announced that some of your purchased games have cloud support:
We also recently announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can stream games of their choice outside of the Game Pass catalog. The feature will also be available in the Xbox app on LG Smart TVs, allowing Game Pass Ultimate members to stream more than 50 games they own, including NBA 2K25, Hogwarts Legacy and more.
If you’re interested, stay tuned “later this year” when the Xbox app arrives on your LG Smart TV. In the meantime, why not check out cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate? We even talked about it great browser plugin to make the service even better.