Cloud gaming is rapidly improving and can eventually kill consoles. But since the overall technology is still in its beta stage, while depending on the most current internet capabilities that are in place, cloud gaming is still not as reliable as console or PC gaming right now.

Will Xcloud replace consoles?

Xbox Cloud Gaming is not designed to replace games consoles. Instead, it runs parallel to the company's machines, offering many of the same games and even allowing for save games to be picked up and continued no matter which device you use: mobile, console or even PC.

Is cloud gaming the future of gaming?

Cloud gaming today

The cloud gaming market is on pace to become a billion-dollar market by the end of 2022, up from $633 million in 2020, according to Newzoo, a prominent game market insight and analytics firm. ... By the end of 2021, the company predicts, there will be almost 24 million paying cloud gaming users.