Why is XCloud not available in some countries?

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

The decision has to do with the country's governing body. I think if microsoft could sell a product globally that would be their goal but they do have to work with whatever restrictions of the government.

Does your country class Cloud based services the same as buying a digital product? Do they classify it in the same way as Netflix as it's an "on-demand" service?

It could simply be that it takes longer to introduce something like XCloud to your country than it does to India etc. Could be that they are prioritising countries with a higher demand for it. Honestly? The only people who know are those in charge of MS/Xbox and, possibly, your country's Government

Hi,

Unfortunately a lot of other countries have similar problems. Some of them (like apps and movies availability) are related to licensing restrictions, sometimes Microsoft can not do anything about this. Some of services (like Microsoft Rewards or xCloud) are just not available in some countries. I'm from Poland and we also don't have access to a lot of things. You just need to be patient.

Hi, as of now the xcloud is still in beta and is only available in USA, Canada, Korea and UK.

Microsoft confirmed that the beta program will be expanded to other European Country during 2020, but as of now there is no information about the official release and if (and when) the beta program will be available in South Africa or other countries.

I suggest you to stay tuned and wait till the E3 in june, maybe they will tell much more about xcloud

Hopefully some xCloud news for non US,UK,SK countries 😇