Putting the foundation in place
Exciting things are happening as we get closer to the launch of Windows 10. Just last week, Microsoft announced that all Xbox One owners could stream games from their Xbox One console to their Windows 10 PC, a feature that was first made available to Xbox One Preview participants a month ago. Now there's talk of adding keyboard and mouse support to the Xbox One, which could be in preparation of streaming games in the other direction.
News of the impending keyboard and mouse support came from Xbox boss Phil Spencer who was addressing a question posed on Twitter. A user asked if the new streaming functionality meant that mirroring PCs to an Xbox One with Windows 10 is a feature that's in the pipeline, and what Spencer had to say was encouraging.
Here's how the conversation went down on Twitter.
Tarkan Huseyin: Will we be able to mirror our PC to Xbox One with Windows 10?
Phil Spencer: Still finishing Xbox to Windows 10 streaming right now. I like the idea of Windows 10 > Xbox One streaming but don't have a plan yet.
Leandro G. Barbosa: For this [to work] Xbox [One] needs mouse support.
Phil Spencer: Yep, keyboard and mouse support for Xbox [One] would need to be there for this to work, those aren't far away.
This is encouraging because (A) Spencer seems to like the idea, (B) he used the world "yet," and (C) adding keyboard and mouse support gives the Xbox One the foundation it needs for streaming PC games on Windows 10 to the console.
Should this be put on the roadmap, it would be interesting to see what kind of feedback Microsoft would receive from system builders, as it could be a blow to the Steam Machine movement that's finally getting underway.
Of course, Microsoft might not care, as adding Windows 10 > Xbox One streaming could help boost console sales and perhaps take the top spot from Sony and its PlayStation 4 console (talking about sales, not which console is better).
Anyone have an thoughts on this?
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