Play to Xbox If you can stream media to your console, you’ll see the “Play to” option in playback controls. But we’re hoping other developers start to back this awesome feature as time goes on. Lackluster title support hurts right now, with SmartGlass interaction largely limited to Microsoft Studios titles such as Halo 4 and Forza Horizon. In effect, you use the small screen of your Windows 8 device to affect something on the big screen of your Xbox-connected TV. For example, you’ll be able to launch apps and games on your Xbox 360 directly from your Windows desktop or laptop-a perfect party trick and a great way to convince your roommates that your Xbox 360 has been possessed.Ī small number of Xbox 360 games and apps integrate more deeply with Xbox SmartGlass, offering robust “second-screen” capabilities that display dynamic maps, stats, song queues, and more. The SmartGlass app lets you to directly control your console via Windows 8 itself. Xbox SmartGlass The Xbox SmartGlass app lets you launch console apps from your PC or tablet.
See the image to the right.)Īll of those features are handy for console buffs, but if you want to squeeze the most out of the Xbox 360 hooks that Microsoft baked into Windows 8, you’ll want to download the official Xbox SmartGlass app from the Windows Store, as well. Oops! Looks like I’m headed to the Windows Store.ĭon’t feel like fiddling around on your TV? The Games app also offers a small handful of Xbox Live-enabled Windows 8 games you can buy, download, and play directly on your PC or tablet-a move that takes you right to Windows 8’s official Windows Store app, we should note.
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