"Works on iPhone and PC" SKT Expands 5G Cloud Service to All Citizens

[Asia Economy Reporter Joesulgina] SK Telecom and Microsoft (MS) announced that starting from the 29th, iPhone users with the iOS operating system (OS) and PC users can also use the ‘5GX Cloud Game’ service. With game play available on all devices including consoles, mobile devices (Android, iOS), and PCs (Windows 10 or later), it is expected to become an opportunity to establish itself as Korea’s representative cloud gaming platform.

5GX Cloud Game is a service that allows users to freely enjoy over 100 titles of major global console games such as Xbox’s blockbuster games ‘Dragon Quest’, ‘eFootball PES 2021’, and the ‘Yakuza series’ on a cloud-based platform. Customers can subscribe to ‘Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’ for 16,700 KRW per month. New subscribers pay only 100 KRW for the first month. Customers from other carriers besides SK Telecom can also subscribe.

SK Telecom officially launched 5GX Cloud Game in September last year after about a year of beta service based on close cooperation with MS. Then, in November of the same year, it introduced ‘Xbox All Access’, a subscription-based game product where users can choose an Xbox Series X or S console and pay a monthly fee for a 24-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

SK Telecom plans to continuously prepare various forms of cloud gaming products that meet customer needs with the release of iOS and PC versions.

Jeon Jinsu, Head of Metaverse at SK Telecom, said, “With the expansion of the iOS and PC versions of 5GX Cloud Game, we can now provide the highest quality Xbox games to virtually the entire nation,” adding, “Through various subscription products such as ‘Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’ and ‘Xbox All Access’, it has become possible to enjoy a free gaming lifestyle across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices at a reasonable price.”

Katherine Klookstein, Vice President of MS Products and Cloud Gaming, said, “This service expansion marks significant progress in enabling more people to enjoy the Xbox experience on more devices, in more places.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.