Microsoft’s Xbox mobile apps will soon let you play remotely with touch controls only -Gudstory

Microsoft is adding touch controls to its Xbox apps for iOS and Android devices. The software maker began testing touch controls in beta versions of Xbox mobile apps this week, allowing Xbox owners to remotely control their console and play games on phones and tablets without a Bluetooth controller.

The touch controls are similar to those found on Microsoft’s Xbox cloud gaming service, allowing you to remotely navigate around the Xbox UI and open games and stream them all from your console without needing to use a controller. -Provides screen overlay.

The touch controls are surprisingly good in a pinch, especially as the first Was Use a Bluetooth controller for this remote play experience. Obviously a dedicated controller would still be a better experience. That said, Microsoft revealed a few years ago that 20 percent of Xbox cloud gaming players Only Use touch controls. Microsoft has been adding custom Xbox Touch controls to hundreds of Xbox games, and they’ve been especially popular in titles like Hades, minecraft dungeonAnd Yakuza: like a dragon last.

Microsoft is also using Xbox Touch Control for its dual-screen Surface Duo handset, which resembles a Nintendo 3DS running Xbox games when the control is enabled. This was limited to just a few people buying a Surface Duo, so it’s good to see that millions of people will now have access to Xbox Touch Controls on Android and iOS devices. Now that Microsoft is ready to create a dedicated Xbox cloud gaming app for iOS, we’re bound to see them there as well.