Xbox Streaming on Surface Pro X seems sluggish

You’re confusing XCloud, which uses a remote data center Toruń the game like you’re watching Netflix, to a local stream on your local network.

Windows 11 launches in a few months as a free update and wil likely contain the updated app

Incorrect, but thank you for your response. The issue of Windows 11 and whether or not it will run on the Surface Pro X is completely separate discussion. Perhaps the next iteration of the PC Health Check tool will provide more insight there.

Back to my original point, where I was attempting to stream from my Xbox Series X, via an app on the Surface Pro X. Below, see a screen snip of the Xbox Console Companion App, when I try to stream to my Surface Pro X:





and here is the Xbox app on my iPhone:





So I can play games on my Series X from my iPhone, but not from my Surface Pro X. THAT's what the issue is.

For the record, xCloud does work on the Surface - when I tested Destiny 2 with it yesterday, there was some hitching during cinematic scenes, though audio was fine. Once in game, there was noticeable input lag though... all of which was submitted as feedback.

Thanks,

Ben

This may be an issue with app compatibility on the Surface Pro X. I would suggest reading this page to learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-pro-arm-app-performance

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น่าเสียดายที่ Game Pass ไม่สามารถใช้งานร่วมกับ Surface Pro X. Pro X เป็นแท็บเล็ต Windows 10 ที่มีหน่วยประมวลผล ARM Game Pass ต้องการอุปกรณ์ที่ใช้ตัวประมวลผล X86 / 64

Translation

Hello!

Unfortunately, Game Pass is not compatible with Surface Pro X. Pro X is a Windows 10 tablet that uses an ARM processor. Game Pass requires devices that use an X86 / 64 processor.

I dived a little deeper into why I am interested in an X Box One S in the first place and perhaps I should first better explore how it is compared to gaming on my Surface Pro 2017 i5/8/256. Therefore I also created a topic on Surfaceforums.net specifically
for that. Let me share that here as well:

Hi,

I have a Surface Pro 2017 i5/8/256 and I am looking for ways to start casual gaming.

[...]

Main advantage would be I keep my accomplishments and I can play strategy games using mouse and keyboard.

Main question is: how is gaming on an X Box One S compared to gaming on a Surface Pro 2017 i5/8/256?
Thanks in advance for you responses!

Well, I own a first Generation Surface Pro and a Xbox One and Xbox One X at home.

First of all, be aware that the Surface Pro "only" has the processor internal Intel Graphics, that are unsuitable for very "modern" games. However, you mention "casual" games and Assassins Creed, which is comparably old and from the Xbox 360 era (unless
you mean the modern Assassins Creeds like Origin and the likes).

My old first generation Surface Pro is perfectly capable of playing casual games, and older 3D games like Portal 2 and various other "classic" Steam games.

It really depends on the graphical complexity of the game. While you can't expect to be able to run Forza Horizon 4 on your Surface Pro, 3D games from the Xbox 360 time era (i.e. up to about 2010-ish) should more or less work on your Surface. When it comes
to casual games or Strategy games which are less graphics intensive your Surface should work as well. Your mileage may vary however, depending on how high you'll turn up the graphical settings.

As for the Xbox One S: The Xbox One has a custom SoC (System on a Chip) that combines graphics hardware and main CPU, similar to the Intel i5 processor of your Surface, with the difference, that it's an AMD processor, and a much more powerful graphics hardware
comparable to a dedicated graphics card in a desktop PC or the Surface Book's power base.

Therefore the Xbox One S is still capable of running more modern games like the just released Forza Horizon 4 for example, while your Intel graphics chip in the Surface wouldn't. But you would be able to stream these games from the Xbox One to your Surface
no problem, as the Xbox would do the heavy lifting of the 3D graphics, and then sending a compressed video stream to your Surface, where the Surface simply has to decompress a 2D Video stream instead of complex real time 3D graphics.

Are you saying you are trying to stream your Surface Pro 3's desktop to the Xbox One? I don't think that's an actual feature (yet?).

Or do you mean vice versa? Like, you are trying to stream the Xbox One's screen to the Surface Pro 3 tablet? That should be possible with the Xbox app (that comes pre-installed by default with Windows 10).

Please try to describe in detail what you are trying to do, and what steps you are taking to accomplish that.