Xbox’s Sarah Bond was asked about this in September 2022 and said “Xbox would very much like to do it.” But Microsoft has strangely changed its mind, perhaps thanks to regulatory concerns around cloud gaming.

Bond says Microsoft’s strategy has changed and the company has been analyzing usage. “Operational costs are higher” and Microsoft has made deals with partners that offer similar cloud gaming services.

Microsoft also previously promised that Xbox Cloud Gaming would support your existing game library by the end of 2022. That never happened and Microsoft didn’t respond to a request for comment on the delay when The Verge asked earlier this month.