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Facebook’s dating service to Xbox cloud gaming now part of
get audio chats app on windows
acebook Dating, the merican software giant to-access information on the
company’s dating ser- A Microsoft announced controller and network status,
Fvice, doesn’t seem to be on Monday that it has social features to stay connected
as popular as other dating ap- brought xCloud to Windows with friends, and the ability to
plications, but the company PCs with the Xbox app. Ac- invite people - even those also
is now introducing some new make it easier to match up with cording to The Verge, the Xbox playing on the cloud without the
features to make it more use- people who may be temporari- Insiders will be able to access game installed - to join you in a
ful for virtual dating, which has ly working or living in different a new updated Xbox app with game.” The users will be able to
boomed during the COVID-19 places or frequently travelling Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) access the new Xbox app in 22
pandemic. between them. built in it. To access Xbox games different countries by signing
As per The Verge, one of the The company is also launch- from a Windows 10 PC, a user up to the ‘Windows Gaming’
biggest new features is audio ing a feature called Lucky Pick, would require a compatible feature preview in the Xbox In-
dates, which will let users start an which “enables daters to con- controller connected via Blue- sider Hub app. After this, the
audio conversation with some- sider other compatible candi- tooth or USB, much like how cloud games will be available in
body they match with. When a dates who may be outside their xCloud works through the web. the ‘Game Pass’ section of the
user will try to start a call with typical preferences,” according Reportedly, the updated Xbox app, allowing users to resume
someone, the other person will to Facebook communications app will include a new “cloud Xbox games that were started
receive an invitation. If they ac- staffer Alexandru Voica. Face- games” section, with access to on a console or in the cloud. The
cept, the users can have a chat. book Dating isn’t the compa- all of the same games available Verge reported that “this new
Facebook is also allowing users ny’s only dating app. In April, on xCloud on the web. The Xbox app also includes the abil-
to set up two additional plac- Facebook’s NPE Team, which Verge quoted Jason Beaumont, ity to stream games from a local
es in Facebook Dating where builds experimental apps, re- a partner director of Xbox expe- Xbox, allowing you to power on
they want to look for matches. leased an app called Sparked riences saying, “We’ve also add- and off a console and play your
The feature, which Facebook that sets you up on four-minute ed some new features to help games streamed from your own
calls Match Anywhere, should video speed dates. you get started, including easy- Xbox.”
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