Xbox To Windows 10 Game Streaming Available Now

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Yesterday on Xbox Wire it was announced that Windows 10 Xbox Streaming can be initiated as of that day. Anyone who has an Xbox One (no longer restricted to Preview Program members) & Windows 10 device can stream Xbox One games to PC, or tablet via a local network.

 

Gamespot elaborated on the announcement, and went on to post a detailed tutorial on how to start streaming:

• Go the to the Preferences area of the Settings menu on your Xbox One, and enable the "Allow game streaming to other devices" option.
• Make sure you have the newest Xbox app version installed on the Windows 10 device you're streaming to.
• Inside the Xbox app, go to the Connect menu and use "Add a device" to connect to your console.
• Connect a wired Xbox One or Xbox 360 controller to your device.
• Go to the Home menu, choose the game you want to play from the Recently Played section, and choose Play From Console.
• Alternatively, go to the the Game Streaming section of the Home menu, which allows you to control your Xbox One directly from your PC or tablet.
• A notification on your Xbox will appear after streaming has begun. The Xbox will continue to be on for however long you decide to play games on Windows 10.

The Windows 10 Xbox App also will receive new features in the coming days. Such as:

• Party Chat from Windows 10 to Xbox
• The Xbox app automatically adding games you own to your library: including games that are not from the Windows Store
• Home will be updated for easier access
• Customization of your Xbox Live profile, and Avatar
• Upload screenshots & game clips from your PC games to Xbox Live
• Create Xbox Live Gamertags without having one previously

 

Windows 10 launches first with individuals in the Windows Insider program with everyone else following suit on July 29th. Windows 10 can be used for free for an entire year after obtaining the OS.

 

 

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Sources:

Gamespot, Xbox Wire

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[Caboose The Ace]

Eh, I'm not that excited.
 
Streaming an game as large as an Xbox one game onto a tablet, it just silly.
I have a Ps Vita and that supports streaming too, and guess what? That sucks.
I can see its extremely limited uses but its uses are so limited and so circumstantial that its pointless in my opinion.

 

But hey, lets keep an open mind. I hope its not going to be like the Vita where you cannot stream outside your house, if you can stream outside, and the quality is relatively good then it was worth it. But if not, its another failed system like the Vita.

 

Only time will tell!

[Melody]

Too bad I still have windows 8.1 ... But still very cool news SD.

[Fishy]

This all sounds very good. I look forward to not doing this, because I am stuck with Chrome OS. Cause I am poor, thanks to AOW. However, playing with others will be fun. As long as the streaming service isn't terrible on bandwidth.

 

 

Too bad I still have windows 8.1 ... 

Git gud.

Edited July 20, 2015 by Fishy

[Twinreaper]

I can tell you off hand right now it will be horrible on bandwidth. I realize my explination and estimates that I am about to post are based soley on my own home network, but typically because of how society is oriented right now, many of you may find yourself with a similar situation. Onto the goods....

 

Household size: 4 adults 1 child under 10

Number of devices:

2 Smartphones

1 Tablet

1 3DS

2 Compuyers (Desktops)

1 Xbox One

1 Playstation 4

1 Xbox 360

 

On a typical night my brother will be playing his Xbox One. At this same time, I will either be surfing the internet or streaming Netflix, or even playing a PC game. Again at the same time, my mom or dad may also be reading internet news or watching Facebook videos. In the background of all this, my phone, my brothers phone and my tablet are connected to the wifi.

 

My PC is on a wired connection as is my moms. During this time, the Xbox is prioritized by default from the Comcast Wifi Router settings. It is prioritized because the Xbox is classified as a "Multimedia" device and is given network priority. When he is gaming, my streaming is at a crawl. When I am trying to play a game on my pc, I lag like crazy and have an average ping of 300+. This is not normal, as a wored connection with a steady healthy network should yield between 69-110 ping

 

Upon further log reading of the router itself, the Xbox is using up between 49-60% of the total overall bandwidth! Taking this into account, as playing a game with the Xbox also running, gaming becomes very unstable. Further, the home network becomes unstable.

 

Now imagine the added bandwidth that will be needed to stream the rendering and audio to a PC on this already very large usage. The end result will be chaotic. Not only that, but if you do manage to get a good experience yourself, imagine what other people in the house will go through, trying to surf or game at the same time. Likely, you will be getting yelled at or worse. You will experience someone shutting out the console or closing ports just to deter you from gaming when others want to do stuff on the internet.

 

Again, this is all based on my network with Comcast and the highest tier service they provide, which is equal to or slightly less than Fiber Optic. Also keep in mind this has no relivance or even remotely comes close to what single people will have going on. Conclusion is, it's a useless service that eats up an already over the top amount of bandwidth....unless you live alone and you have your PC in another room....on a seperate floor.....a football field away.

[superintendent]

This is a cool idea in principle, but it reality it won't be very effective. Unless the internet is upgraded in many homes and a faster method for streaming is achieved.