Xbox has added brand-new features to its gaming ecosystem in an April 2025 update. The update is designed to give players more freedom in gaming their own way, ringing true to the “Xbox, Play Anywhere” tagline the company has been running with lately.
And, if you’ve been an Xbox user, you could argue that this update, announced on Wednesday (April 16th), is one of the most exciting updates that the console has received in a while in this next-gen era.
Here is everything you need to know about the April 2025 Xbox update.
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Streaming and buying video games just became so much easier
The Xbox community’s most exciting and most requested feature has finally arrived. Yep, players will soon be able to buy games, DLC, redeem perks, and join Game Pass all from the comfort of their smartphone and similar devices. Using the Xbox app, players will be able to pre-order new games and then set to pre-install to your console from your phone. And if you already have a saved form of payment on your account, a “Buy” option will also be available in the app—buying games just got a lot easier.
Per an official statement from Xbox on the matter, fans can expect this feature to “roll out to beta users on iOS and Android and will be available soon for everyone on the Google Play Store on Android devices and the Apple Store” at an undisclosed date.
Speaking of new features that are making life easier, the new April update allows players to “stream your own game” from their collection of games that they own. If you are already a Game Pass Ultimate fan, you will gain access to stream from a library of “over 100+ cloud-playable games on supported devices.” Both of these new features are available now.
Games added to Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
- Kill It With Fire
- LEGO Marvel Superheroes
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
- Monster Jam Showdown
- Squirrel with a Gun
- Subnautica 2
- Wanderstop
Xbox Remote Play Expands to more devices
Source: Xbox
Xbox has also made it possible for players to play any game installed on their console by simply heading to xbox.com/remoteplay on a device with a supported web browser—again, an emphasis on “Play Anywhere.”
Additionally, fans will be able to utilize remote play on even more devices, such as Samsung Smart TVs, Meta Quest headsets, and even Fire TV devices. And just to treat the fanbase that has been so loyal to the brand, Xbox even announced that backward-compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 will made streamable through remote play across all supported devices.
Games to be added to Xbox Cloud Gaming
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Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express |
Mandragora |
Starship Troopers: Extermination |
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Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy |
PAW Patrol Grand Prix |
Teardown |
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Barton Lynch Pro Surfing |
Paw Patrol World |
The Game of Life 2 |
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Bratz Flaunt your fashion |
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate |
Undisputed |
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Construction Simulator |
Predator: Hunting Grounds |
Way of the Hunter |
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Empire of the Ants |
SpiderHeck |
Wizard of Legend II |
Other new features included in the update include:
- New ways to free up space
- Improved game hubs
- Launch games directly without use of game hub
Xbox Game Pass
With an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription you get access to the Game Pass library on console, PC and in the cloud with new games added every single month.
