You Can Play Your Steam Games On Xbox, Kinda

The Xbox’s library has grown, kind of, especially if your Steam library is large. 

That’s because Xbox consoles can now technically play Steam games, although you shouldn’t get too excited – this can be best described as a fun thing to check out in action rather than a legitimate and viable way to play Steam games. 

According to PCWorld The Verge’s Tom Warren discovered that because Microsoft’s Edge browser runs on Xbox consoles, Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service, which allows you to log into PC store databases like Steam to play games you already own, can technically be run on these consoles. Basically, what’s happening is that you can use the Edge browser to access the GeForce Now streaming service online. Your Steam games can now be streamed through GeForce Now via the Edge browser from your Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One or Xbox One. 

That sentence is enough to tell you about how streaming Steam games using this method works. That’s multiple interfaces the game must be streamed through, and as you might expect, there’s a good amount of lag and latency involved. You can see Warren play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive below, and as he points out, it’s not an ideal experience. 

However, turn-based RPGs and other game types that don’t require quick reflex-based actions might be worth checking out through this odd method of streaming. 

You can try it yourself by using the Edge browser from your Xbox console and going to Play.GeForceNow.com. Log in to the site and choose the game that interests you. This method allows you to play your Xbox controller, keyboard, and mouse. It’s important to note that Warren tried this on his Xbox One X – perhaps an Xbox Series X can handle the workaround better. 

As stated by PCWorldThis isn’t a technique that Nvidia or Xbox will highlight, or suggest. It’s simply a workaround discovered, and for now, we don’t foresee Xbox or Nvidia revealing this as a viable way to play games. Perhaps the two companies will collaborate to make an app for Xbox that can do this exact thing. The Edge browser on Xbox is the only way to access Steam games. 

More information is available at Nvidia GeForce Now and How It WorksRead on to learn more Cloud gaming will be available on Xbox consoles during the holiday seasonYou can read more about it here. This story is about Microsoft’s new Xbox updateIt adds 4K dashboards, night mode and other features to the Xbox Series X.

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