Update 12/09/20: Microsoft has officially announced that its Xbox cloud gaming service will come to iOS and PC in spring 2021. This story has been updated to reflect the official announcement.

Xbox Remote Play Pc

You can use the Xbox app from the iOS store if you have one of the new M1 silicone Macs. With that said I can't imagine it is a high priority, Mac Os currently has less than 10% market share, and of those 10% few own Xboxes. Download and install BlueStacks on your PC. Complete Google sign-in to access the Play Store, or do it later. Look for Xbox Game Streaming in the search bar at the top right corner. Click to install Xbox Game Streaming from the search results. Complete Google sign-in (if you skipped step 2) to install Xbox Game Streaming.

Microsoft has been stymied by Apple’s rules for the App Store, which all but prohibit the company from bringing its Xbox game streaming service to iOS devices. The company has updated the Xbox app to let you stream games from your own Xbox on the same local network, but you won’t be able to stream games from Microsoft’s cloud servers.

With the App Store rules requiring Microsoft to list every single streaming game as a separate App Store release with its own ratings and download and icons and so on, how could Microsoft possibly end up on your iPhone or iPad?

The answer is: by avoiding Apple’s ecosystem in favor of the open web. Much like Amazon’s Luna gaming service, Microsoft will build a web-based solution that gamers can access on their iOS devices.

Mac Os Versions

While Apple likely views this as a victory—proof that its policies do not prevent such services from being enjoyed on its devices—it’s really just more evidence that Apple’s platform is too restrictive for some developers and services, and requiring the use of less-ideal and customer-friendly web apps, where other platforms get native apps.