The Xbox app repeatedly tells me that there are “problems” with my network, resulting in skipping audio, jittery gameplay, and some graphical artifacts. In particular, I’ve been plagued by network issues which have proved difficult to diagnose or resolve. On Wi-Fi, the quality of graphics looks much better-especially on my iPhone 11 Pro’s very nice display-and games were definitely playable, but the experience still paled next to normal console play. Performance was better over Wi-Fi, but that exclamation point is the bane of my existence. I also lost the network connection with the Xbox a couple times, leaving me staring at a “reconnecting” screen. There was a lot of crackling in audio, gameplay was difficult at the best of times (there was occasionally some serious latency even just in navigating menus), and graphics were heavily artifacted, often beyond recognition (and don’t even get me started about trying to read onscreen text in a game like Marvel’s Avengers). The cellular network connection produced fairly dismal results, though that could certainly all be chalked up to bad reception in my neighborhood. Over a cellular network, video was full of artifacts. I tried a couple games both via my local Wi-Fi as well as via the cell connection on my iPhone 11 Pro. My quick test results have sadly been mixed at best. The real question is, how well does it work? So, the Xbox app for iPhone and iPad now lets you screen share with the Xbox in your house over your local network or, if your connection is good enough, the Internet. Unlike the contentious Project xCloud game streaming, remote play falls into a more standard (and, to Apple, more acceptable) category of apps: it’s basically a screen-sharing client. So the news a few weeks back that remote play was coming to Microsoft’s iOS app was welcome indeed. Plus, the ability to still do some gaming, even when the sole TV in our household is tied up, definitely has some appeal. The promise of playing Xbox games on my iOS devices has been tempting me for a while though I’m not a hardcore gamer, there are a number of titles I like to play on my Xbox One, most recently Star Wars: Squadrons. Note: This story has not been updated since 2020. To start streaming to your PC, hit the console's tab and the app will seamlessly stream your console's display to your PC.Remote Play brings Xbox games to your iOS device, if your network can handle it
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