Wish you could play your Xbox One games on your Oculus Rift? Guess what – you finally can.
Eighteen months after it was first announced, the newly released Xbox One Streaming app for Rift lets you transport titles directly from console to VR headset. All you have to do is make sure your Xbox One and Windows 10 PC are on the same network, and you’re good to game.
With the app, you can choose from three virtual theaters in which to play. Your Xbox games are thrown up on a giant screen, and you can customize the screen’s position and shape to meet your preferences.
One of the best parts of all this is backwards compatibility support for Xbox 360 titles: Any 360 game you can play on Xbox One is welcome in Rift’s virtual world.
According to Microsoft, you have the exact same experience in VR as you do on Xbox, meaning the same commands will take you home, bring up the guide, let you invite friends and more.
PlayStation VR has a similar trick with its cinema mode, which not only works with PS4 games but also supports just about anything with …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming