Microsoft is testing a new game streaming service called “Project xCloud” that is designed to work across PCs, consoles* and mobile devices. Instead of requiring users to buy a console, it will run games on Microsoft’s servers, streaming them to devices.

Public trials for Project xCloud would begin in 2019, Microsoft said.

The service will compete with Google’s Project Stream, a game streaming service that is being tested by the Alphabet Inc. unit in partnership with game publisher Ubisoft.

Microsoft’s xCloud will also face competition from other popular streaming services including Nvidia’s GeForce Now and Sony’s PlayStation Now among others.

“Today, the games you play are very much dictated by the device you are using,” said Microsoft.

“Project xCloud’s state-of-the-art* global game-streaming technology will offer you the freedom to play on the device you want without being locked to a particular device, empowering you, the gamers, to be at the center of your gaming experience.”

Project xCloud will have the capability to make game streaming possible on 4G networks.(SD-Agencies)