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Xbox has always been influential in the console market. Its constant battle with PlayStation might have an edge now because of the cloud gaming feature. With this service, you can play AAA titles on the go on any device, be it your PC, tablet, or mobile.
All you need is a Game Pass Ultimate subscription and boom! Play hundreds of first-party titles on any device that supports a browser or the cloud gaming app. Not only that, but this service is now available on another huge platform. However, there are some issues as well.
Xbox’s Cloud Gaming is Now Available on Amazon Fire Stick
No console, no problem 🔥
Xbox Gaming is coming to select@amazonfiretvsticks, where you’ll be able to play games directly from the Xbox app:https://t.co/VhJRcGpNuS
— Xbox (@Xbox)June 24, 2025
Cloud gamingwas already available on selected smart TVs from Samsung. Now, you can turn your ordinary TVs into gaming hubs with just a Fire TV stick. Playing games likeSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Starfield, Forza Horizon 5, Fallout 76, Fallout 4, and many more on TVs now doesn’t need consoles anymore.
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This is what the Corporate Vice President of Xbox Experiences and Platforms Engineering, Ashley McKissick, had to say about this exciting collaboration:
We are excited to add Fire TV to our growing family of cloud gaming devices and eager to welcome new players into this experience.
The interesting part is that you can even connect a PlayStation Dualsense or Dualshock 4 controller to your Fire TV Stick to play games via cloud streaming along with your familiar Xbox Wireless and Adaptive controllers or some other Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller.
Xbox Fans are Facing Some Issues with the Cloud Gaming Service on Amazon Fire TV Sticks
This service on Fire TV Stick is in beta right now. Those who have gotten beta access have started trying their hands on this service. However, it seems beta players are not a small number, even at the beginning.
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A fan has shared a screenshot of his loading screen for the service, where it’s seen that he has to wait a freaking 180 minutes to be able to play games on the Fire TV Stick. Xbox says in this screenshot that lots of people are playing, and it seems the number of players is really large.
No console, no problem 🔥https://t.co/Y5BvfCgTCwpic.twitter.com/Lg473aU36U
— K-Med (@K__Med)June 12, 2025
Now, many people in the comment section have claimed that they didn’t have to wait this long. To play games via cloud servers, you must have a strong and superior internet connection. So, the reason for this player’s long waiting time might be a poor internet connection, as people with better connections will get the slot faster.
What’s your thought on this? Let us know in the comment section.
Nilendu Brahma
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A Marvel, Linkin Park, Cricket, and Barcelona fan who just wants to write and write about video games and stuff. If you want to meet me, you can find me in my room failing to hit the opposite Jett with the operator for six consecutive rounds.
