Microsoft has confirmed that it is developing a standalone game streaming device called "Keystone"

After a lot of vague statements and speculation, Microsoft has finally confirmed that it's working on an Xbox Cloud Gaming standalone streaming device codenamed "Keystone," but it's not all good news.

In a statement to Windows Central, Microsoft confirmed that it has been developing a game streaming device codenamed Keystone for the past few years that can simply connect to any TV or monitor without the need for a console or any other hardware beyond a controller.

After first vaguely announcing the codenamed device a year ago, Microsoft has been "resolute" in its mission to "empower people to play on the devices they want, wherever they want." The game they want” goal. Despite this promise, Microsoft revealed that development on the standalone device was not without its issues, as it is now re-evaluating the device.

“As part of any technology journey, we continually evaluate our efforts, review our learnings, and ensure we are delivering value to our customers. We have decided to abandon the current iteration of Keystone devices. We will learn from our experiences and refocus our efforts on a new approach that will allow us to deliver Xbox cloud gaming to more players around the world in the future."

Unfortunately, that's the end of the statement to Windows Central, so there's no word on what's changing with the Keystone device, or if it's being scrapped entirely in favor of another project.

Microsoft has also expressed interest in working with multiple TV manufacturers to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming natively to many smart TVs, but again it's unclear how far that plan goes.

Thankfully, it’s not all bad news for fans of Xbox Cloud Gaming, as Microsoft is regularly adding more games to the program every month, along with the usual Game Pass add-on suite.

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