Rainway Open Beta Now Lets You Stream PC Games on Xbox One

Thanks to the Rainway beta now being available on Xbox One, gamers can stream their favorite PC games on Microsoft's home console.

[xxShadow-Shockxx]

Wouldn't this be something this company can get in trouble for?

[Wikkid666]

It's just a streaming service like PS Now and xCloud.

[RazzerRedux]

No, it is just a streaming app. It isn't a service like PS Now or xCloud at all. You are streaming from your PC to your Xbox.

[Christopher]

No. It's independent of the software. It's just streaming from one hardware to another.

[RazzerRedux]

So you stream from your PC to your Xbox. It is basically like using your Xbox like a Steam link device. Nice they are having a free beta to see how well it works.

@xxShadow-Shockxx

No, because it is streaming. You are still playing the game on your PC, just remotely. You still have to own the game and have a capable PC.

[Lennoxb63]

I stand corrected.

[RazzerRedux]

That is not correct. The article isn't clear on this at all, but it is all your hardware. There is no cloud service whatsoever.

"Requirements are:

Install the Rainway Dashboard.
Have your host computer on and logged into Rainway."

https://rainway.com/support...

"Each game will stream differently depending on your hardware and internet speeds, but if your PC can run the game and your stream settings are set to the connection you’re on, you will get a smooth stream."
https://rainway.com/support...

Rainway Support FAQ site: https://rainway.com/support...

[Poopmist]

That's a pretty clickbait title tbh

[JayRyu]

Suppose this function/app was capable of running on the XSX ? Console war over?

[Kabaneri]

This console war crap is so annoying and childish are we in 2013. Honestly if you cant afford both you're either a kid or a peasant.

[xxShadow-Shockxx]

I only own ps4 and im neither, some people just dont want both, i agree about console wars tho

[KwietStorm_BLM]

You started off so well too..

[Christopher]

I guess so since the whole purpose of it is to own multiple platforms and stream from PC to other platforms?

[SolidGamerX]

Not really.

[Vandamme21]

They can get sued for that

[Kerppamaister]

Why use those games as an example?

[neowharton]

Nioh, Journey, Beyond Two Souls, Shenmue 3 and Detroit: Become Human were the titles given in the press release. Likely because they are mostly known for originally releasing as PS exclusives despite now being available on PC.

[Christopher]

They also called them "and other PC exclusive titles" in that line. They never mentioned PS4 but specifically mentioned PC titles not on Xbox One.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Well that's not a misleading title at all.

[JonTheGod]

Clickbait misleading headline.

[bluefox755]

Yeah....if you actually consider game streaming truly "experiencing" the game. Why would anyone choose to play a game in the worst possible way?

[jznrpg]

Why would you do this? Just play it on your Pc and skip the issues that streaming causes

[Christopher]

Same people who used the Steam streaming device from their PC to their TV I guess?

[Jon_Targaryen]

Interesting... Too bad my pc is other side the house to test this and I aint gor a ethernet cable that loong.. Next time

[neomahi]

So Microsoft wants to kill off gaming consoles? What benefit is this to the console cause? If Xbox One is going to do this, then Series X is going to do the same thing. Microsoft wants to kill consoles and send everything back to PC. Lame.... I hate you Microsoft, you wanna put an end to my gaming console.

[Psychotica]

has nothing to do with killing off consoles..

[Profchaos]

There's been a number of these apps come and go thanks to the universal windows store which makes it easy to port apps accross platforms however none of them ever work that great unless a title is 110% gamepad supported if there's even a screen where you have to name your character or something it falls apart quickly because you have to get up go to the PC and type it in.

[Max_Eckhardt]

Why? Wouldn’t that gimp the experience?