I Tried Xbox Cloud Gaming On Every Apple Device! 

Apple TV needs an Xbox app

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.

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'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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Using it on iPad and windows pc and both are awesome! Not getting noticeable input lag on iPad 9th Gen

Subscribed in the first 2 mins of the video… can just tell this guy is good.

Google Stadia is so good with latency and live streaming video compression codec, because they have the multi-year expertise, datacenters and technology of RU-vid. I really wished they really competed seriously on this.

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?

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 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

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.

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 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.

I have a new Samsung TV (support gaming) and there it support Xbox cloud gaming...its very very very good!!

When latency resolution and fps are perfected then Sony and Microsoft will make more money off their cloud gaming services through playstation now and gampass ultimate since last Gen consoles can play next Gen games on these services. So an average gamer can play next Gen, have a massive library of games, not have to install the game on a digital console model with low storage, and have potentially better resolution and fps than their system by itself can handle.

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

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

Just a thought: Would be emulating Windows in a Virtual Machine with the native Xbox Cloud Gaming improve performance?

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. ))

Great video. Love Apple, But I wish they’d open up the Mac to gaming

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

No apple tv test?

This first time watching ur channel bro .. great content good luck

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 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.

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.

A year later, has this improved? Apple can add an easy gaming solution to the Mac if they just work with Xbox Gamepass to run more natively. Apple Arcade is dead.

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.

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

idk what hes on but i use cloud gaming all the time and it runs almost perfect for me, no lag and pretty good graphics

This is exactly the video I was looking for because I was wondering if it was worth paying a subscription to game on an iPad. From this video it doesn’t look like it’s worth it yet for me as the network performance just isn’t good enough and you have very good internet connection speed.

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.

Watching this to find a new solution for gaming on the go after Google has announced it will discontinue Google Stadia. Stadia solved the Bluetooth-input lag, and streaming-lag issues, and it worked perfectly and was just so easy. Such a shame. I really hope the rest of the cloud gaming platforms take note and adopt the good things from stadia. I strongly believe Xbox will become the biggest game streaming player, since they already have the user base and the library, and they can take their time developing the tech. Stadia unfortunately had neither the games nor the users, and hoped the albeit clever and practical tech would sway the market. I love Stadia, and I hope so badly that Xbox can incorporate the clever solutions Stadia found in the future to really create for gaming what RU-vid/Netflix/etc was for the home DVD player.

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.

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.

Ive tried Xbox cloud and pretty much had the same experience - too much lag at this moment to make the experience enjoyable

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

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

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

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

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.

Lately I've been playing Forza Horizon 5 via Cloud Gaming and my experience has been great.

In a hotel with bad cable TV, they don't have fibre internet. It's very unplayable on "Cable internet"

You can use the Xbox app for cloud gaming. U don’t have to use the internet browser application

you can use nvidia geforce now for better experience

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

Cloud PC gaming brings the Internet cafe experience to the masses...

i use xbox cloud gaming daily and hve never had any issues, never had input delay nor the game being laggy. i do use ethernet though

I wish this had chapters... would make it easier to jump to what I'm really looking for...

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

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.

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...

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 💪🏽👌🏽

[UPDATE FEB 2023] On my MBP M1 (2020), latency is basically negligable now. I'm a 100% Macgamer and Game Pass and GeForce NOW have allowed me to finally start smashing through my backlog. It also allows for robust Twitch streaming without any demanding hardware processing.

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.

Stadia ran SOOO SMOOTHLY for me. (Still will for another month or so.) The RU-vid servers solved this problem so well. Such a shame that Google sucks so bad at marketing their own products. They nailed the technical side and completely failed from the marketing and growth side. Freak.

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?

I've tired Xbox Cloud Gaming from Brazil on Windows, Mac, iPad and iPhone and I had good enough results. But the thing is: iPads, Macs and iPhone (Specially iPad and Mac with M1 and M2) have all the ingredients it takes to run triple A games and become a MASSIVE industry on games. But like: Apple doesn't makes things easy for developers to do so. The most annoying thing I've experienced XCG is the fact that you CANNOT play at all on 4G. Where I live on Brazil we still don't have 5G. If I'm on Wi-Fi, it's easier to grab my Xbox controller and just play on the console. The lack of the option to play some parts offline is a huge flaw on my opinion. The truth is: I wish Apple devices should be better at gaming and they are not even a real option when it comes to gaming. 🙁

Tried to stream Hellblade 2 from my Xbox Series X on my Surface Laptop, the image quality is horrible. Especially in dark scenes or with a lot of mist or foliage. Same results with Cloud Gaming. I really hope Microsoft will improve this.

Yeah. Plug in a Ethernet cable. The bandwidth tests you did on Wi-Fi dont mean anything. I played cloud games via a laptop and shadow tech for over a year and when raiding on wow via Wi-Fi I’d get random freezes. Completely eliminated when using a Ethernet cable.

I play xbox cloud games on my xbox when I am bored. You know you can remote play your xbox as well from your iphone or ipad. I did that a few times as well. It literally looks like you are using your xbox on your ipad or phone.

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!!

If people only knew what Cloud Gaming entails for the future of gaming. Well Cloud Gaming with Game Pass is the next step of DRM and the end of downloading games, not a very bright future for game Preservation or for modding Communities. It will be the end of gaming as we know it. Game Pass is not in your best interest, mark my words.

I have a iPhone se 2020 and Xcloud for me is so laggy I can’t even play.. I don’t have wifi but I play on 4G lte

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.

Do you need an XBox to connect a controller?

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?

I think there’s a problem with your Ping. I use xbox gamepass nonstop on my iPad and Mac Mini and I don’t have any problems, no lag and at all , i play forza horizon non stop on my mac, funny part is that i have half your internet speed.

What about an apple watch 😂

Sad that xbox app for mobile is region lock

Cloud gaming could potentially become the future of gaming just like netflix yet we’re look for at least 5-10 years. I don’t think it’s quiet ready for now.

Only thing I hate about the iPad when I use cloud gaming is that the screen is not full size hate seeing the time and battery percentage

I had a great experience with Nvidia GeForce Now on my iPad. Could you try that on a future video?

I tried to play COD Warzone. When i tell you I never died that much in my life. I normally put up anywhere from 80 kills to 90 per match but i got 4 kills. The lag is dramatically outrageous.

Two years later, how is it now?

I have rarely had the kind of experience others have with lag. I see so many videos where they have better internet speeds than me but their gameplay looks awful. Mine is slow and it’s top-notch.

Does your game saves upload to the cloud so I can play what I left off. When I start on my console?

Microsoft could have optimise on the MacBook/Mac since there is no apple restrictions

Can you please show how you setup your game play and controller on Mac ??

Tbh my experience has been great, there is a small lag. But once you continue to play u barely notice it.

I'm very impressed with Stadia, the tech is really good, the games and small player base leave a lot to be desired. On Stadia (with a good connection) i frequently forget that i'm even cloud gaming.

hey man this really works on my device! Thanks for sharing.

Please can you give an update? Should be way better now

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

This guy is the steam punk version of LINUS TECH TIPS😂

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.

Thanks helping decide. I stay game on console for while 👍

Could u imagine how good cloud gaming could be in another 10 years

Apple needs to do it. Rn I im working overnights but have a ps5 but I pay 14.99 a month just to play them on my iPad. Yeah it doesn’t compare but getting paid sometimes to play games. I wish apple would stop I wanted to play a couple new games and u can tell it just can’t handle it

Do the first person shooters work with mouse/keyboard? Or is it more just simulating a console experience?

This video glaringly left out testing with a LAN connection. Wifi is undoubtedly going to have unwanted latency so testing with a LAN connection when possible will improve the experience like button responsiveness and motion.

I Had Stadia….Same Thing! Wi-Fi Controls Suck! I’m on 1GB Cable Internet.

How is it on the iphone se2? Is the Quality and fps good,how is the screen? 😊

It works great on my iPad Pro m2 I play halo multiplayer

0:57 nice

can i stream the games 24/7 on xbox cloud if i purchase xbox game pass ultimate