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Microsoft Announces Xbox App for Windows 10, Cross-Platform MP and Xbox One Streaming on PC

During the Windows 10 Keynote Microsoft announced the Xbox app for Windows 10, which will besically bring the Xbox One social experience to the new operating System.

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Fireseed3806d ago

Voice chat between PC and Xbox is going to be awesome! Constantly want to be in voice chat with my friends on PC while I play some KI

WeAreLegion3806d ago (Edited 3806d ago )

Doesn't it have that already because of Skype though?

Edit: Oh, ok. Cool. I haven't used it on XBO yet. I Skype with my Vita while I'm gaming.

Fireseed3806d ago

You can Skype between PC and X1 but it's awkward if Im also in a party chat on Xbox cause they can't hear who Im talking to so it's nice to be able to bring them into the conversation even if they're not on the console

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WeAreLegion3806d ago (Edited 3806d ago )

Why would I want to use the same device? I'm not sure why it matters, honestly. Skype is Skype. I just set the Vita on my lap and talk with a headset to all my other friends. They all usually use their phones.

Also, I still don't get it. Can't Skype users just chat with other Skype users, no matter what? Why would they have to be on the Xbox One?

Oh! I get it. You guys want to talk to strangers, too. Haha. I'm speaking strictly about chatting with friends. That's why the conversation was going in circles for me.

I just assumed Skype was the default chat on Xbox One, anyway. So I thought that's what you party chat through, already.

AngelicIceDiamond3806d ago

"Spencer also announced that Windows 10 features will also come to Xbox One, and that Microsoft can’t wait to let us know more about that."

Windows 10 features on Xbox as well? Now I really can't wait to hear more.

AngelicIceDiamond3806d ago

@Seed I have a question. So does that mean any Indies released will automatically be crossed over to X1 and vice versa?

Or I guess PC to X1 cross over.

HaydenJameSmith3806d ago

Im pretty sure it will... whatever you buy on xbox store should be available on xbox app on any Win 10 device... will probably differ from game to game. But say if you buy Ori in the Blind Forest, it should be available to play on your PC, Phone and Tablet too.

Fireseed3806d ago

It does not. Universal apps are apps that can work on both Xbox and PC but they need to be specifically programmed to do so. However with that being said what they announced is that the tools to make Windows 10 Universal apps is completely open and anyone can do it.

Theoretically it is extremely easy to do, so I wouldn't be surprised if indie games released on the Windows App Store but not on Xbox would be a small minority.

starchild3806d ago

I had some very similar ideas and I have to say your blog was filled with some great ideas and insights. But to be fair, this streaming and cross-platform play isn't really on the same level of integration as you were talking about in your blog.

Maybe with the next Xbox console...

Automatic793806d ago

Nice features announced today.

Vo_Cal3806d ago

Phil is out here killing it. Best decision MS has ever made.

jrshankill3805d ago (Edited 3805d ago )

I don't think we will fully understand how big this is until the apps start rolling out. Depending on how things are handled, this could be monumental in terms of content and features available to XBox One owners.

I am also thinking of the possibilities of app development being open to all (which could lead to emulators and homebrew).

I am also surprised that no one really picked up on what this means for new games on Xbox One. Developers inclined to only make a game for windows now have the option of releasing on X1 with ease of porting.

LAWSON723806d ago (Edited 3806d ago )

Kind of surprised, I thought the odds of this happening were slim. Well now Xbone has remote play and cross play which I hope is optional in shooters. Oh and Spencer is supposedly rocking Battletoad shirt

aviator1893806d ago

Haha...
yeah, that battletoads shirt was a nice touch.
Phil and his shirts lol.

Spid3r63806d ago

New SOny head is trying to do the same...Did you see him in Playstation experience.

aviator1893806d ago

@Spid3r6

No, I didn't watch the psx.
But it's cool that they do this stuff.

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Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Auto HDR feature to Windows

A new test version of Windows 10 also includes new File Explorer changes.

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XxINFERNUSxX1557d ago (Edited 1557d ago )

Most PC gamers right now do not have HDR monitors. "as long as you have a compatible HDR monitor" I'm using a 240hz Alienware 1080p GSYNC panel, (AW2518H) while I love it and love the high FPS in games, I'm not buying a new lcd just yet. So for now I just use reshade in all the games I play and enable "fake HDR" 😁 It's pretty good to, not real HDR but close enough for me. 👍

darthv721557d ago

If someone doesnt have an HDR PC monitor, can't they use a HDR supported tv? Most PC cards support HDMI out so I would think that could be one option. It might not have the uber high refresh but I'm sure it could work.

XxINFERNUSxX1557d ago (Edited 1557d ago )

Yeah the HDR TV will work over HDMI. I'm using displayport myself but if your just using that connection you can just use a displayport to hdmi adapter since displayport carries audio just like HDMI.

XbladeTeddy1557d ago

"Most PC gamers right now do not have HDR monitors."

Your point? Nothing wrong with Microsoft impementing this. Once you do get a HDR monitor in the future I'm sure you'll be moaning if Microsoft didn't have any support for it on Windows. They're not going to postpone it because XxINFERNUSxX doesn't have the right monitor yet.

CaptainHenry9161557d ago (Edited 1557d ago )

This is great news. I'm about to invest in a new HDMI 2.1 and Display port 2.0 monitor this year I'm looking at you Asus PG32UQ . Perfect timing 👌

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Wrex3691557d ago

This is such a cool feature honestly.

Fluke_Skywalker1557d ago

This is good news I hate having to enable HDR manually everytime I play an HDR enabled game. Some games already turn it on automatically but they are very few and far between (Destiny 2 is actually the only one I know of 😅).

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Steam vs DS4Windows – Which is best for DualSense On the PC

Now that I've had some time to play with the PS5 DualSense on PC with Steam and DS4Windows, it's time to decide which is best for PC gaming.

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Teflon021661d ago

My issue is that on steam you can modify on a game by game bases as some nave native support and DS4Windows you'd have to turn on and off and the issue with what I'm saying. If it has native support and you use the Steam API or DS4W it'll give you Xbox control prompts so it's more convenient to just run the steam API. Generally games outside of steam make sure to have support unless old. I have both and will only use DS4W if I absolutely have to. It's good but the game by game bases on steam is so much more ideal. Example Games with DS4 native support will allow trackpad support like Ni no Kuni using the track pad. But with DS or Steam activated it puts the trackpad to the share button. So the manual ability to disable it anytime that game starts makes it where that game operates correctly every time

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XxINFERNUSxX1661d ago (Edited 1661d ago )

I just use my 360 controller for 3rd person games, like GTA. All FPS games keyboard/mouse. No need for me to spend 70$ on a controller. Plus I like it to just work without any drivers just plug & play like the 360 controller.

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Try turning off Windows 10's Game Mode if your games are stuttering or freezing

A growing number of users say Game Mode is causing performance issues in games.

oasdada1870d ago (Edited 1870d ago )

Wow i just turned off my game mode a few days ago just because.. and i felt sloght performance getting better but i thought maybe it was just me.. and now i read this

godmachine1870d ago

Right , I read this about a week ago and immediately changed it even with a nvidia gpu my fallout 4 with 3d vision stopped hitching almost entirely

starchild1870d ago

Hmm I've been getting microstuttering in games on my relatively new Ryzen 5 3600. But it always goes away once I restart my PC. Very strange. But I think I already have game mode turned off.

Rude-ro1870d ago

Not sure if you can turn it off.
I
Have to go into task manager and fight it to get it stop running.

Skuletor1869d ago

I turned it off today, was relatively simple. Went to settings, gaming, clicked game mode on the side tab, then toggled it off

Rude-ro1869d ago

@sicksincesix

Right... but I find it still running when going through the task manager.

traumadisaster1870d ago

Last week I heard of that while trying to figure out audio stuttering on a rd 5700. There seems to be a lot of people having audio crackle and go in and out on amd. It seems like there is an audio conflict with two sources trying to control, I don't know.

monkey6021869d ago

I've been diving into the PC gaming side of things head first since last summer and I have a good grasp of it and I'm comfortable with it all now

But what you've just said is exactly why there'll always be a space for home consoles in the gaming market 😂

traumadisaster1869d ago

True, there can be enough problems to make one think it's not worth it. But overall since the ps360 days playing in HD or even 4k at 60 fps vs the muck of 720p under 30fps, non vsync with awful tearing it makes you figure out the pc. Then when you get steam sales over the years it's really nice. But there is a small percentage of pc horror stories that won't happen on console.

TheColbertinator1869d ago

Did this a year back and apart from less performance hiccups I also got less sound glitches. W10 Game mode is not a very beneficial feature for me.

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