Xbox One gets remote play of its own with Windows 10 streaming

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Xbox One will soon lose its sorry designation as the one new-gen console that doesn't let you keep playing while you go to the bathroom. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that all Windows 10 devices will be able to stream Xbox One gameplay from across a local network - and before you start setting up a laptop stand in front of your toilet, that includes tablets.

The fusion doesn't end there: Microsoft plans to allow for cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Xbox One on upcoming titles - as demonstrated with Fable Legends. Which means, yes, Fable Legends is coming to PC as well as Xbox, complete with Microsoft's brand-spankin' new DirectX 12 API. Lionhead is building both versions of the game.

Microsoft said we can expect more details on its plans for Xbox One and gaming on Windows 10 at GDC in March.

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.