Microsoft releases beta of new Xbox app for Android with remote play – Gaming – News

Ah, I’d like to test that! This is already possible internally to a Windos 10 PC / laptop, but what bothers me when switching on the Xbox remotely via “remote play” is the Xbox via IR on the television (and therefore also my AVR). A function that I like to use when I am with the Xbox. Hopefully they have a solution for this.

Edit: I just installed the app and connected it to my Xbox and unfortunately (at first) my television turned on too. But in this case, you will need to be near your Xbox / television before using it for the first time as you will need to give permission for remote play. After this, a test is done whether your connection is good, you have connected a bluetooth controller to your phone and whether the firmware is up to date (along with some other checks). When I got confirmation that everything was OK I turned off the Xbox.

And take a look! If I now connect to the Xbox via my phone, the television / avr does nothing at all. Even the “melody” from the Xbox does not play. For the time being everything works reasonably well, but you have to make sure that you are on a 5GHz connection. At 2.4 GHz, the video / audio stutters regularly, even though I can easily get 50-80 Mbit / s up / down. I had the same case with the xCloud, and Microsoft even recommends using a 5 GHz connection in the app.

For the time being, things respond a lot better than via the xCloud (where I noticed a little latency), but that should not be strange since the Xbox is of course on my internal network. Soon we will have a look at what the latency is with family / friends.

Edit 2: Since the article states that streaming can only be done locally, I immediately tested the app via 4G, but this went without problems. Unfortunately with a hiccup here and there, but this was purely as a test whether streaming would only work locally.
Also tested whether 360 games work because of the reaction above, and here also an error message that 360 games cannot be streamed. Technically that seems a strange issue to me, so that might be a licensing thing.
Incidentally, I also see the status bar messages “transparent” over the games and the Xbox menu, which is somewhat disturbing. I think it would be nicer if this is optional, but it might be useful to be able to see your battery, connection status and the time.

Edit 3: When I just walked down from the attic I noticed that the Xbox was still on. So if you choose “disconnect” after a game of gaming, the Xbox will not turn off (something I would assume myself). After restarting the stream I noticed that without a controller (which was upstairs) I had no option to turn off the console. So it is only possible to turn off the console by holding down the “Home button” while streaming and choosing “Turn off console / Turn off console”. So if your controller runs out and you’re not home, you used a little more power that day.

Just send some feedback tomorrow!

[Reactie gewijzigd door Gaaiz op 21 september 2020 17:39]

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