Starfield, Fallout 4, Little Kitty, Big City, Forza Horizon 5, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and many more; you can play any of them from anywhere without a console. All you need is, say an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on your select Fire TV stick.
This exciting prospect came into reality following the partnership of Amazon and Microsoft with Xbox. With the new collaboration, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members in over 25 countries can play games directly from the Xbox app on select Fire TV devices via cloud gaming.
How to play an Xbox game on Fire TV? Playing Xbox on Amazon
Prerequisite: Fire TV Stick 4K Max (latest model) or a Fire TV Stick 4K (latest model)
Steps:
- Install the Xbox app through the Amazon app store.
- Sign in with your Microsoft account.
- Enter your login credentials.
- Subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate if you haven’t.
- Go to ‘Settings’.
- Click on “Controllers and Bluetooth” submenu to pair a wireless Bluetooth controller to the TV.
Compatible controllers include the Xbox Wireless Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, Sony controller, PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller, or DualShock 4 controller. The subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is $16.99 per month. You can check out Fortnite without a membership.
Once you’re all set, you can play Xbox games backed by the cloud. As these games are streamed, it’s important to have a stable internet connection, or else it would affect the visual quality and create a lag in the input.
