LG to bring cloud gaming service to more screens in 2025

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LG is expanding access to its cloud gaming service, Gaming Portal, and adding support for Xbox Cloud Gaming. Gaming Portal, which acts as a dedicated app store for games and organizes cloud gaming services like GeForce NOW and Amazon Luna, is currently only available on LG smart TVs running webOS 23 and up. However, the South Korean technology company plans to bring the feature to its smart monitors and lifestyle screens by the second quarter of 2025. This means you'll be able to play games on these devices without needing a console. With its recent partnership with Microsoft, you'll soon be able to stream Xbox games on your LG screen without needing an Xbox console.

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Microsoft releases Xbox Cloud Gaming update on iOS to reduce input lag

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Microsoft has brought its Xbox Cloud Gaming service to iOS back in June. But since it can only offer the service through Safari instead of a dedicated app, the experience isn't up to par with those on other platforms. And that's why Microsoft introduced a series of enhancements to improve overall performance for the iPhone and iPad. It optimized video output and network data transmission on iOS devices and found a way to reduce overall input lag. The latter will particularly be noticeable. 

It seems to be the best workaround Microsoft can offer right now, short of releasing a dedicated app. The company is restricted by Apple's policies on game streaming apps, so it had to bring the service through the web browser.

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