I Tried Xbox Cloud Gaming On Every Apple Device!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ค. 2022
- Testing out all my Apple devices - iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini in the hopes of finding the best way of playing Xbox Cloud Gaming. I recent bought an Xbox Series X, and subscribe to Xbox Game Pass, and without a gaming PC anymore, I wondering, can Xbox Cloud Gaming be a substitute for a gaming PC? Watch for more.
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Apple TV needs an Xbox app
Incredible quality in your video man, great work!! Very impressive
The Xbox cloud service must be improved, for sure. There is a lot of potential though. However, the console streaming via Xbox app is really good! I travelled a couple of weeks ago and decided to bring my Xbox controller to try playing with my iPad mini 6. The experience was solid! I used the Hilton’s Wi-Fi and got no delay, lags or anything!
I have tried Xbox Cloud Gaming and I had a fun time for the most part. I used it on Android and the experience is much better compared to iOS. One advantage that Android has is that you can hook up your controller via USB-C to help reduce latency. There is still some room for improvement and I hope we get to a point where most of the technical issues are resolved. I just wish Apple wasn’t so stubborn about cloud gaming as I think it would be a success for the platform.
I don’t think many people are aware you can connect your ps4 controller to your iphone the same way you would connect to a speaker using Bluetooth
@itachisasku Why would I want to use a USB-C hub just to connect the controller? That is just one extra unnecessary step.
@@isaiahrand1063 Of course you can, but bluetooth is worse if you are using it for cloud gaming due to increased latency.
@itachisasku I tried the USB-C hub and it doesn't work. It is possible that Apple restricted this to the M1 iPads.
@@smartphonefan5226 i have the razer kishi which plugs directly into the lightning port and it works perfectly
Man.. cloud gaming is so sick. I’ve always done remote play on my 13 pro max, but I finally figured out how to play via cloud gaming, and wow. Absolutely insane how I can play my Xbox just about anywhere I go.
have you had issues with party chat on Mac? for some reason I can't get it to output my mics audio
I don't think you're talking about the right thing. In the video hr talks about cloud run game...whereas what you are referring to is simply using your device as a monitor for your console and yes that is epic stuff from Xbox!
@@sappys90 did you read what he wrote? ‘… but I finally figured out how to play via cloud gaming…’
It wasn’t the first sentence he wrote so I can see how one might have missed it.
@@Stalinfalcon he obviously didn’t lol I didn’t try it until yesterday and.. using touch controls to play dirt 5 was difficult, but I still managed to win the first tutorial race. It must have gotten better since this review.
The only lag.. I can assure you, was on my end this time lol
I've found Nvidias GeForce Now to be the best experience for me when it comes to gaming with my friends. The fact it runs Steam and I can play with all my friends on Steam is great.
I whould agree but I still use cloud gaming only beacuse there’s more games and I’m able to play with more of my freinds
GeForce Now is mad
@@LegitReptile GeForce Now is cloud gaming and it uses Steam so you have all of your Steam friends to play with and all your steam games.
@@Azn_Bran GeForce is hella expensive now though and xbox cloud streaming has nearly caught up to it in terms of stream quality.
@@NameLess-fh1oo Hmm, I’ve not looked into Xbox Game Pass on a Mac, how is that?
You are having a common Wifi 6 issue with conflicting hardware, as such your speeds would improve if you went down to Wifi 5. Xbox Game Pass Cloud gaming have screen controls for some games. It usually mentioned it in the game listing. Whilst you are likely to experience lag with streaming, your setup adds lag with the Wifi and it’s aforementioned issue, and the controller being connected to Bluetooth. Microsoft recently showed a new feature that is suppose lower latency by a lot. Good video.
Thanks for this video, I've been so curious about cloud performance!
Subscribed in the first 2 mins of the video… can just tell this guy is good.
I don't know if the streaming will ever match hardware, but I'm amazed at where it is now let alone in 5 years. A few months ago I flew to my brother's bachelor party and had a 2 hour layover getting to snap on a RAZR controller and play AAA games while waiting to board on a 5G connection was clutch.
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At somepoint cloud gaming will exceed hardware u have at home, just needs more development and funding. I say in 10 years it will be outpace any PC u can build.
@@anikan4856 this if you have a decent connection
@@yoshi555king yeah agreed
I tried Xbox Cloud gaming on my low end multimedia pc (basic "office" optiplex with i3 and 8G of ram in it and windows 10) and i didn’t have any sort of issue like you did. My internet connection is only 50mbps. No lag, no pixelation, very smooth gameplay and surprisingly low latency, only noticible in few games.
exactly same for me, i play on a low end windows 11 laptop with about 50-70 mbps and playing games like mortal kombat 11 where having input lag just messes the gameplay, its really almost unnoticeable to none at all
I don’t know how you came to my recommendation page but what I can say that is a lucky day. What an amazing video it’s just one of the best videos I have ever seen
straight to the comics when you slid in that 69420 joke! great vid man keep it up
This first time watching ur channel bro .. great content good luck
Hi, thanks for the video. Have you tried xcloud on your xbox to have a benchmark? Also, in my experience Wifi may still have a huge influence.
As others mentioned, I also wonder how stadia runs with your setup.
I'm using the game pass ultimate right now with my smartphone and a controller with an smartphone holder.
It's quite impressive how far technology has come that you don't necessarily need an expensive console laptop or PC to be able to play video games.
But you really have to have a good internet connection!
I sometimes have render issues where there's a wave going down on the screen and that is sometimes really annoying especially when playing games like battlefield 4 or nfs heat.
Idk if that issue is rather from the servers provided by xbox or if it comes from my end.
But then when it works without that issue then it is really fun!
I'm definitely gonna keep that subscription go8ng for now just because they're adding so many nice games every month!
Also I wonder why Apple didn't got into cloud gaming yet!
hey man this really works on my device! Thanks for sharing.
For playing on MacOS be aware that for aostnall cloud gaming options you have to look into the location services fix. It's simply a toggle setting but it's a deeper top level setting so it may or may not be a hassle for those interested.
If it would be a hassle having a second login on Mac with the setting disabled and is just for cloud streaming helps a lot.
Which also addresses the issue with desktop cloud gaming general which is that it functions best on a device which doesn't ping the internet unnecessarily
I played battlefield 2042 multiplayer last night on my 12.9 M2 iPad Pro and it was definitely playable Nov 2023
i wonder if this is the case. Having some games on Ipad and Xbox controller seems a great ida - if they dont lag. I wish PUBG was on Xbox live.
BRB, gonna try this one my wife's iPad. Great vid!
I've always wished I had an RTX 69420, but now I don't have to worry about it
I play every day on my workplace Wi-Fi. The only time I’ve had those issues is when the Wi-Fi speed dips. At home it’s pretty smooth on the faster connection. Maybe it’s your location?
Using it on iPad and windows pc and both are awesome! Not getting noticeable input lag on iPad 9th Gen
I think one very important thing you didnt mention that at least for me was a selling point is using something like a razr Kishi or a BackBone controller on the iphone… in my case I have a 14 Pro Max and I use the Razr Kishi, and as you said iphone provides the less lag and the cleanest image when cloud gaming… I really enjoy this kind of set up even more than my nintendo switch Id say
Thank you for the video!
I've been experiencing no input lag and although the video is a bit blurry, the games are 100% playable. I just play on my laptop with a wired PS4 Dualshock controller on the web and on my wireless 100MB WiFi!
Great video
Just saw the video, and I have to say that I just did not have the same lag as you seem to mention. Granted, this was via network cable and WIFI6 seems to have a number of problems still... I also connected my xbox controller to my pc via usb... so that might have helped more.
(( I actually solved the problem with a far easier solution. Yes, I know, the whole scope is cloud gaming, and when you consider the advances in the lat 5-6 years it's amazing... but when I am going away for more than a cople of days, I pop my xbox series s in my luggage. It's so tiny. ))
I assume performance will vary by location since some people may be closer to Microsofts data centers than others. The latency should improve over time once fiber optic cabling becomes the norm. If anything, it's the convenience factor that is the selling point for cloud gaming in it's current state.
Exactly
I subscribed to cloud gaming without owning an Xbox ($1 for 3 months deal) and gotta say I’m still fairly impressed. I travel A LOT for work, and being able to play games on my iPad that aren’t Apple Arcade games it pretty convenient. I actually do plan on purchasing a Series X once I get back home.
But the kicker is: hotels have awful internet speeds. I find myself having to plug into Ethernet via dongle to get a playable experience at times.
i have the opposite experience with cloud gaming, i also use xbox game pass and honestly i really enjoy it, i usually play mortal kombat 11 and forza with a controller plug in to help reduce input lag and honestly for me, lag and resolution is never a problem, of course you have the occasional freezes but overall i do really enjoy, i think it varies a lot because i get about 50-70 mbps and when playing games like mk11 where having input lag just messes up the experience completely, i gotta say i do really enjoy it
Google Stadia is so good with latency and live streaming video compression codec, because they have the multi-year expertise, datacenters and technology of TH-cam. I really wished they really competed seriously on this.
great vid. always wanted to get a mac for other shit and gaming. this is my answer. i recently got the back bone and a little extender for iphone 13. works flawlessly. now want to get a mac book. you gonna do a update video?
What I like about cloud gaming is the option to game without a console. No graphics card or insane amount of storage necessary. Cloud Gaming for Xbox is still in beta stages, but once the technology is complete, it will be amazing. I wish Steam would come up with their version of cloud gaming because they would gain more customers.
Its a rumor going around of xbox trying to buy steam an tbh i hope they do it would be crazy for cloud gaming
since upgraded my internet cloud gaming has been smooth. I no longer use an external hard drive. If im honest I think it a mixture on what game you are playing, internet speed, where you are in the world and luck.
I no long have the dropped frames. The games run in a low res (720 ish) but work fine.
I use it a lot on my Xbox series s for trying games before I install them . Should be a great sell point for new games to try out before you buy ..like the demo disks back in the day ..remember that time
sometimes they came in magazines 😂
Great video. Love Apple, But I wish they’d open up the Mac to gaming
I just started using the cloud gaming feature and I’m not having any issues. In fact it’s a really solid experience. Halo Infinite runs smooth, also Assassin’s Creed Origins looks amazing on my iPad Pro. I mostly use it to play older games like Shadow of War.
Oddly enough the only game that’s had somewhat of a lag is Tunic but that game is trash anyway.
I had a great experience with Nvidia GeForce Now on my iPad. Could you try that on a future video?
Crazy thing is when I use my Google pixel 6 cloud seems to run perfect with due to the wifi 6e that's installed in the phone and the fact that the battery life so far is amazing just because it only runs off wifi connection
I tried on my Air & didn’t notice any major issues. I’ve only tried The Outer Worlds but didn’t have any game breaking lag.
Great comparison. I haven’t noticed so much of an input lag difference between my M1 iMac and iPad Pro, but it’s definitely there on both and makes action games like Halo less fun to play. Racing games are unplayable IMO, but slower-paced platformers and Flight Simulator work well.
Serious question, what’s your internet upload and download speed? Tried it at home on iPad 9th Gen (not air) with 200mbps and worked amazing with an 8bitdo. Tried it at Carl’s Jr. with 60 download and 10 upload and it still had no lag but it was terrible quality.
Hey Kyle, Has the experience with Xbox icloud beta improved on mac /iphone now compared to one year ago when this video was made? Or still the same?
It would be also fun to check the quality if you do cloud gaming vs if you stream from your console through the Xbox app itself. Because then you just getting a stream from your console vs having to download the whole game from the cloud.
I’m dying for someone to make that video to see how it compares.
It's been 2 years since this video was posted. Will you make a follow up, to show what 2 years of updates has and has not fixed?
I've been trying Xcloud every 3 months and have to say. It's a far better experience now than it was back 2 years ago
I'm in Japan and I use XCloud almost daily, it's weird we had such a different experience. I had almost zero lag when playing games. Just finished Jedi: Fallen Order, which needs pixel-perfect blocks and responses and it was quite playable. Now I'm playing Hitman 3, since it seems to overheat Xbox One X units for some reason, but the cloud version runs just fine.
How fast is your connection? And did you play it on PC or Mac?
@@TheQuangBang I play on both PC and Mac, but I actually play on iPhone as well. I find myself grabbing my phone much more often these days and just couch-gaming on xcloud.
Speeds are 270 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 60 ping to my closest data center (Osaka), and 11 ms jitter.
I think Japan internet is superior that’s why, and I’m not even kidding
I’ve already made the switch and for the past week I’ve been enjoying Cloud Gaming as my primary source/outlet for gaming and I’m a AAA title and competitive gamer now playing 100% of my games on the cloud and it’s been such a wonderful and seamless experience, I can only imagine what the future holds at this moment in time🎮👾🕹️🧑🏽💻
Does xbox support hunter call of the wild on cloud gaming. No one answers the question.
@@B-DINO yeah
@@B-DINO lemme check
Edit: yes sir it does
@Troy Nevarez thank you!!!! I just purchased. You're better than xbox sales and advertisement. Message them for your commission.
My connection is slower than yours but it runs quite well. Maybe they’ve upgraded the infrastructure since you made this.
I have tried cloud gaming and really like it. Where it shines is when you play on lower end devices that cannot play these ga,es natively.
i use cloud gaming for fortnite but like you said, sometimes the lag can be a lil too much .... but yeah, other turn based games etc, perfect for cloud gaming!
Cloud gaming on my IPad Pro is amazing. It has gotten so much better in the last 2 months. I do have decent Internet though.
It does seem to have improved over the months!
I tried Xbox cloud gaming on my latest gen iPad it was ok, but then I tried it on my pixel 7 and I was blown away! Couldn't tell the difference between console and cloud gaming on pixel, at least for single player games including Forza horizon 5 and battlefield
It’s gotten better now
Can you please show how you setup your game play and controller on Mac ??
I thought i give it a go and i don't have an Xbox , so I plugged an old Iphone 6 into my 65 inch TV via lightning to HDMI and connected a PS4 controller, and for the most part its pretty good. I do get some fuzzy images and pause every now and then. But the over all experience is good enough that i no longer use my PS4
Sadly iPhone I had blocked the gamepass feature, like wtf is going on apple. Y’all are greedy asf! And I love the video it was really well put 💪🏽👌🏽
Try it on the Vision Pro next 😅
I would like to see you do this style of Video with The Nvidia Geforce now service on Mac. I use it with my M2 Mac Mini Base model through an external T7 Shield SSD Drive and it works great!!
Ive tried cloud gaming with xbox and stadia on my mac. Stadia definitely has the advantage when you're using pro account it runs at 60 4k on most games like cyberpunk. ps plus cloud doesnt have an app for mac but remote play using my ps5 (when the main tv is in use) is a near perfect experience
Hah! Stadia. Would you like to give us an update on your stadia experience? 😂
Stadia doesn’t exist anymore
this post was from over a year ago. but thanks for the breaking news
@@Theluckypessimist
Didnt work out. got all my money back and I'm loving still using my ps5. Lol was that satisfying for you ?
@@M21assult
Thanks helping decide. I stay game on console for while 👍
Some of the problems pointed are not only on Apple devices but also on regular Windows laptop. The lagginess and the bugs are present, and I avoid to play the big tittles, but for more simpler games it is ok. It is not a solution for a complete gaming experience, but it is a nice perk when you travel and don't want to/can carry the xbox and do just some casual gaming on your portable device.
I use Xbox Cloud Gaming on my android tv connected by cable to my router... is good, the cable conectivity do a lot of difference, the slow thing in here, appart of the streaming, is the bluetooth controller, the delay is a lot less noticiable with cable controller, at least in Android... i gaming skyrim only on the TV when i'm bored, and sometimes i do a race or two on FH5...
Another thing, you have to give it time before it starts to work and look well, after 10-15 minutes it improves a lot, it probably just aument your priority on the server...
Does your game saves upload to the cloud so I can play what I left off. When I start on my console?
dang i get excited if i see 12mbs upload in my area lol
I’ve been playing halo infinite on games pass since it came out . I use a backbone controller for my phone and iPad with Xbox controller been fun
Lately I've been playing Forza Horizon 5 via Cloud Gaming and my experience has been great.
I’ve played Jedi Fallen Order and Fortnite (online) on iOS and no problems so far aside from the “graininess” on dark screens. For me it’s worth it since I travel a lot with no room for anything else besides my iPhone or iPad.
Would u have a better experience on windows virtualization machine? Since your using native app instead of web based
On my ipadpro M1 Forza runs amazingly
You can use the Xbox app for cloud gaming. U don’t have to use the internet browser application
For me, who am not a gamer, I got a controller for $25 and a Game pass for $1 for the first month and am enjoying a lot.
Do the first person shooters work with mouse/keyboard? Or is it more just simulating a console experience?
i use an 2017 macbook air via WLAN. I plug in my stadia-controller via USB and use brave. might use edge too. there is like no input lag at all, really. I can handle the fastest forza 5 cars, no problem. sometimes the image quality is not the cleanest, but MS edge might solve this. xcloud is fkn amazing, i'm very surprised.
After seeing so many videos praising xcloud, i realize that honesty is an act of wisdom.. thank you sir for staying out of the bunch!
I feel like they have gotten better. I've been cloud gaming on my MacBook pro recent and it's been pretty good! I haven't noticed too much lag, occasionally it will but not bad at sll
Yeah, me as well. My girlfriend just give me a Backbone for my birthday and I was able to get ultimate game pass and give the games a try. Really impressed by the fidelity and overall responsiveness of playing a AAA title without owning the console and just streaming it at home on my iPad. I’ve been missing out on this next generation of Consol games as my schedule does not allow me to play like my younger years so I couldn’t justify the big price point just to be playing ever so often. But now, with a backbone and just a game pass subscription, I’m able to partake and experience some level of NexGen gaming. All in all great experience.
How can you cloudgame on macbook? Can't find a way to download the xbox app on mac
@@Gabyy99 you don't need to download anything. It's just the Xbox cloud gaming website. I do it in a chrome window
I’ve had some terrible experiences with cloud gaming, but recently tried it again. With the Microsoft Edge browser on IOS, it’s as smooth as it can be.
Android is surprisingly good, I played Hitman and it was very fun, yes it performs like a potato most of the time, but I manage. Still thinking if I’ll buy GeForce Now or continue using Xbox cloud.
Ive tried Xbox cloud and pretty much had the same experience - too much lag at this moment to make the experience enjoyable
I have decent internet but the router is downstairs and can't be moved as it's connected to the only phone line in the house, and so have to connect from upstairs via Wi-fi. My speeds are 41.87 download and 17.54 upload, and the Ping is 15ms I think. Is this a good enough connection for GeForce now?
I'm having the same issues on my MacBook Pro. I haven't tried it on my iPad yet.
Just a thought: Would be emulating Windows in a Virtual Machine with the native Xbox Cloud Gaming improve performance?
Maybe, but I can’t be sure. Interesting question
I wish this had chapters... would make it easier to jump to what I'm really looking for...
Man I can't wait to play on my apple watch
How is it on the iphone se2? Is the Quality and fps good,how is the screen? 😊
Ethernet on iMac saved all of the issue and 2gig speed. It has been great for the past 2 years. All the way from shadow pc. And gforce now
I use a 40mbps service with proton vpn premium. I have some input lag but image quality is top notch. And i run it on a old Pentium pc with 4gb ram on edge Canary. I mostly play single player games so I'm more than happy 😊
I have a new Samsung TV (support gaming) and there it support Xbox cloud gaming...its very very very good!!
I’ve played on an iPad 7th gen and it was playable about 75% of the time. I upgraded to an iPad Pro and it’s been smooth and looks great on the 12.9” display. Both running off T-Mobile LTE.
Which iPad Pro are you using? Most recent ? I’m thinking of grabbing a pro since my iPad 7th gen was pretty laggy with ps remote play
@@richardflores4597 3rd gen. It has the A12X which is what Apple based the M1 off of. It also has the 120Hz ProMotion display. There’s nothing really comparable under $500.
Any hope of using keyboard and mouse for the games on iPad?
The cloud has come a long way from a year ago. The only thing I don’t like is when it’s a lot of people playing a certain game and you have to wait “x” amount of minutes to jump in the server but other than that, it’s always been impressive to me on ANY apple device. So easy to connect a PS5 or Xbox controller i used to stream using the cloud. When I’m in the studio and pass my clients a controller, their eyebrows always raises. One of a few Ws from Microsoft. First W in my book by them is forza horizon. There is really not a game out there that can top that game and it’s still room for improvements. That’s so impressive to me.
Progressive Web App is basically a web browser, that has an icon on your phone screen
Are you thinking about making a followup with a Virtual machine ?
I have a 55" Samsung TV no XBOX (using Xbox series X controller) and it is working great !!!! Just wondering Is there any way to get to my saved games at all ? I would like to save some backup copies. Do we even know who/where the Auto and Quick saves are being saved ??? I know smart TV's have memory or is the Game pass saving them in the Cloud probably ??? There are plenty of saved games I can re-load but (if you save to many times they get written over), It would be really Kool if we could download them to replay later. This way I find out how the game changes after you make certain choices during the game. If you play a lot of Xbox games you know certain game choices change the game. Going back and making a different choice is a way to really make the game more fun and get more play time out of it.
sry, stupid question … did you use ethernet or wifi with the Mac for these tests? I would even use an ethernet dongle with my iPad for cloud gaming.
Very similar to my experience with Stadia.
Idk if it's out of beta now or what but I find there isn't any input lag or video quality degradation. I've tested multiple games on my pc and iPhone in using cloud and downloading the game on my pc and they seem to have flushed out bugs.
Won a singles match if Fortnite on my iPhone even
Cloud gaming on the new iPhone 15 pro max runs extremely amazing just use the usb c from the phone to the controller it really improves the controller delay
Are you doing it through a browser? Because I can’t seem to find a way to do it in the Game Pass app.
Glad to hear the iPad is better
This is not my experience at all, sure the quality isn't as it is on an Xbox but I haven't experienced any input lagg at all. I use the Brave browser, a mac mini m1 and a ps4 controller. I have quite fast internet thought which obviosuly helps.
But yeah, I have had hours of fun playing Sea of Thieves, No mans sky and some other smaller games with friends, works perfectly for me. We also have to remember your are playing these games on a browser, thats insane.
Cloud PC gaming brings the Internet cafe experience to the masses...
Its OK for try before you buy but that's about it for the moment, it's probably the future for gaming once they master it
No apple tv test?