In recent months Microsoft has been referring to this internally as “ Xbox Everywhere ,” as it increasingly looks at bringing more Xbox games to PlayStation, Switch, and other platforms and devices. Microsoft has also been using “no console required” messaging for its Xbox TV app for Samsung TVs and Amazon’s Fire TV sticks earlier this year.

Video game purists may not like it, but Microsoft is doubling down on its push to expand the Xbox business to devices outside of traditional consoles, including smart TVs, phones, and PCs. This is possible because of Microsoft's investment in cloud gaming ...

In a new ad campaign, Microsoft claims that anything that can access Game Pass should be considered an Xbox now.