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#2925511 12-Jun-2022 10:34

Played a bit of Monster Train using controller overlay.

Would be keen for it working on iPad but it doesn't show up as a tab in the app.

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#2925543 12-Jun-2022 12:42

Working wonderfully on my Z Fold3 and S22 Ultra

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#2926251 13-Jun-2022 21:02

Batwing: Would be keen for it working on iPad but it doesn't show up as a tab in the app.

You need to go to xbox.com/play. Apple doesn't allow it in the app.

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#2926310 14-Jun-2022 09:23

Well I was super happy when I logged into my console to see this available (finally). I tested out to see if it worked by loading into Yakuza like a Dragon which I didn't actually play due to the kids wanting me to play something else. Then I saw that Design Lab was also available and I was a very happy chappy indeed.

As for the games I did play yesterday MLB the Show 22 which I played for several hours over my intended a quick 1 game to see if it was worth going back to. No drop outs, graphics looked good and I didn't notice any input lag. Next up it was 3:30am and I was like oops so obviously I started checking my gamepass quests, TWD Michone never ever loaded a full screen without losing half the pixles but some educated clicks later my mission popped, lastly I did the We Happy Few quest and it loaded and looked as good as I had ever thought of it (not a fan of the game lol).

I'm going to give this a thumbs up for now and as others have said it can only get better once the Azure DC is open.

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#2926351 14-Jun-2022 10:50

I played the original Dead Space for a few hours last night and it worked flawlessly. The screen size of my Fold3 feels like it's made for this purpose!

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#2926361 14-Jun-2022 11:21

Would be interesting to hear people's setups for using this. I used to have a madcatz Bluetooth controller with a phone mount 6-7 years ago.

Touch screen alone on a normal form factor phone isn't great at emulating a controller.

Might be time to start researching some of the clip on controllers again.

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#2926362 14-Jun-2022 11:32

I'm using the Gamesir X2 but might try the Razer Kishi at some point. Both my S22 Ultra and Fold3 mount beautifully in the controller, the Fold being the preference given the screen size.

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#2926434 14-Jun-2022 13:15

gehenna:

I'm using the Gamesir X2 but might try the Razer Kishi at some point. Both my S22 Ultra and Fold3 mount beautifully in the controller, the Fold being the preference given the screen size.

Currently I've only used it on my series x but I have also streamed to phone and a 10 inch Huawei tablet prior to the urrent state of cloud gaming with no real troubles. I can definitely say I will use my tablet sooner or later cause I'm sure it'll work just as good as before.

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#2926612 14-Jun-2022 22:38

Pretty sure my main use case will be on the old Xbox one on a second tv. It'll be a toss up between this or just playing locally depending on the game and the needed reactions.

I fired up Ori and that's definitely not something I'll be playing via the cloud, you can see the compression in the studios logos very clearly which is fine and to be expected but it's a game I struggle enough with the timing on a local machine, that latency will be a deal breaker on that one.

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#2926636 15-Jun-2022 07:34

mwh:

Batwing: Would be keen for it working on iPad but it doesn't show up as a tab in the app.
You need to go to xbox.com/play. Apple doesn't allow it in the app.

You can save a short cut to the Home Screen, which then loads the service in a full screen window (which behaves like an app once it’s logged in).

Edit - see: https://support.xbox.com/en-NZ/help/games-apps/cloud-gaming/about-cloud-gaming

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#2926644 15-Jun-2022 08:32

Sitting at the airport yesterday playing Dead Space from the departure lounge for an hour was pretty magical.

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#2927641 15-Jun-2022 08:42

gehenna:

Sitting at the airport yesterday playing Dead Space from the departure lounge for an hour was pretty magical.

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#2927645 15-Jun-2022 08:58

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#2930179 16-Jun-2022 08:21

Does touch screen actually mean touch controls for any games, as far as I can tell it's just controller overlay even for touch friendly games like slay the spire.

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#2930250 16-Jun-2022 09:21

Would Flight Simulator work OK on this arrangement?

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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