- // Update 1 (20/10/2020 11:40 am)
- New Xbox app with remote play rolling out now
[Original article | 28th Sept, 12:09 PM] – Microsoft officially rolled out its much-hyped cloud gaming service, previously known as Project xCloud, earlier in September. If you’ve been keeping track, you would know that it has initially been made available to just Android phone and tablet users. iPhone users are being kept away from Xbox’s cloud gaming because of Apple’s regressive App Store policies.
Microsoft’s new Xbox app for iPhone lets you stream Xbox games to an iPhone 😎 It’s coming soon, and here’s how it works. More information here: https://t.co/zsQ7S2cEis pic.twitter.com/env64JlaAt
As seen in the tweet above, The Verge’s senior editor Tom Warren shows off the new Xbox app for iPhones. It brings along the same redesign as the Android app, housing all of your games, friends list, recently saved game clips and more. The highlight that we are here to talk about is the new ‘Connect’ feature for console owners.
Update 1 (20/10/2020 11:40 am)
As teased a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft has now pushed out an update for its Xbox app on iOS. It not only brings the new UI (already available on Android) but also lets you stream any game from your Xbox console. This feature is called “Remote Play” and is a simple workaround for Apple’s regressive App Store policies that don’t allow xCloud game streaming to be available on an iPhone or iPad.
While this feature won’t give you a true feel for cloud gaming, it could come in handy when you are not in the mood to get off the bed and go to the basement to play Xbox games. Instead, you can just complete a mission or two from the comfort of your bed on your iPhone or iPad. It can be used over Wi-Fi, LTE or 5G connections.
The new Xbox app (Free, via Apple’s App Store) only supports Xbox One and Xbox Series X/ Series S consoles.
