Today, Amazon launched a new feature for the Xbox Alexa skill that will allow customers to directly download Xbox Game Pass games with Alexa. Alexa Games partnered with Microsoft to launch the new feature, which will work through voice support, so, you can say, “Alexa, download (game) from Xbox Game Pass.” – No skill invocation required.
With this launch, Xbox Game Pass members can hear about what’s new in the Game Pass library, and download games from any Alexa-enabled device to their Xbox console – so, you’ll be able to download games from essentially anywhere – while running with your Echo Buds, in the car with Echo Auto, in the grocery store with your Echo Frames, and more. Microsoft will be the first gaming partner to launch this new Alexa direct-download feature.
This announcement adds the next level to the Alexa Games experience for Xbox customers and follows the recent launch of Alexa for Xbox, the new app that enables Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S customers to enjoy visual Alexa features on their TV screen and unlock more ways to interact with Xbox consoles using their voice.