Xbox One Game Streaming to Oculus Rift coming soon

Xbox have announced a new feature adding on to their already popular system to stream your xbox one gaming to a Windows 10 PC. Building on their continuing partnership with Oculus they will soon be releasing a new app to allow you to stream your gaming directly to an Oculus Rift Headset.

Xbox have already been preparing rift purchasers for a closer xbox relationship with the inclusion of an Xbox One wireless controller with each Rift sold. Now Rift owners will be able to stream their Xbox One library to Rift with the new Xbox One Streaming to Oculus Rift app. Games, including fan favorites like “Gears of War 4,” “Forza Horizon 3” and “Halo 5: Guardians,” the biggest sports games, indie darlings, Backward Compatible Xbox 360 games, and more titles coming in 2017.

The Xbox One Streaming to Oculus Rift app is available for free in the Oculus Store on Dec. 12.

The new Xbox One Streaming to Oculus Rift app connects to your Xbox One via your home network. Once connected, your console’s video output is streamed to your Rift headset. While the output is not yet in VR (this will come later) the video display is show as projected onto a massive screen in your choice of one of three immersive VR environments: “Citadel,” “Retreat” and “Dome.”