LG wants to turn your Smart TV into an Xbox, announces cloud gaming partnership with Microsoft

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. Well, it's time to add one more venue to the list: LG Smart TVs.

LG has announced a partnership that will specifically bring cloud gaming to their smart TVs via the Xbox app, promising "access to hundreds of games." As you may already suspect...