Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to some LG TVs “later this year,” Microsoft and LG announced at CES 2025. When the feature is available, if you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you’ll be able to stream games from the Xbox Game Pass library and select titles that you already own from the LG Gaming Portal.

Chances are that, like me, you've been unable to escape the chorus of 'This is an Xbox.' This insistent marketing campaign touts the cloud-based future Microsoft is striving for with Xbox, moving away from the console-based core of yore towards a platform that can play with almost any stage.

With the tech convention extravaganza that is CES 2025 going on in Las Vegas this week, Microsoft and LG announced a new collaboration. In the coming year, LG will begin integrating Xbox Cloud Gaming into its new LG Smart TVs, allowing Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to access their favorite Xbox games via Microsoft’s cloud-based streaming services.

When launching a game -- for example, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 -- the queue page does show up. In one case, it showed a wait time of more than 3 hours. On typical days, there's hardly any queue. When there is one, it's usually a few minutes.

Some Xbox Cloud Gaming titles support touch controls on smartphones and tablets. However, a wireless Bluetooth controller is a better option for a smart TV when playing console-oriented games. Microsoft's first-party Xbox controller is an obvious solution with widespread compatibility. Pairing these peripherals to LG TVs is usually straightforward.

LG and Xbox have announced that they're bringing Xbox Cloud Gaming to LG smart TVs via the tech company's new Gaming Portal service.

If you’re a gamer like me, the LG 65-inch UT70 Series 4K Smart TV is the perfect addition to your setup. This TV is a steal at $369.99 from Best Buy, especially with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate integration rolling out next month.