You can use your original controller, a third-party controller, or OneCasts own on-screen controls as an input device.

When that happens, you can stream games to another computer or mobile deviceand its easier to do than you might think.

Advertisement For the sake of brevity, were going to concentrate on the latest console versions from Sony and MicrosoftNintendo doesnt support streaming of this nature and limit ourselves to streaming to devices (phones and computers) on the same local wifi network.

Getting at your console and your games from outside the home is sometimes possible, but it usually requires extra configuration for a worse experienceand would require a whole extra guide on top of this one.

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If you want to stream to Windows, macOS, and iOS devices in the same home though, this is how to go about it.

The bad news for Android users is your options are much more limited, but weve included a few possibilities.

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Advertisement Xbox One S and Xbox One X Well start with the easiest setup: As Microsoft makes both Windows 10 and the Xbox, its made it relatively simple to get your Xbox games streamed to a Windows 10 PC on the same local network.

Make sure youre signed into the same one on both your Xbox One console (select your gamerpic in the top-left of the home screen) and your Windows 10 machine (Accounts in Settings) and youre just about good to goa lot of the heavy lifting is done for you.

There is one key setting you need to enable: Under Preferences in the Xbox One Settings pane, choose Xbox app connectivity and make sure Only from profiles signed in on this Xbox is selected and Allow game streaming to other devices is ticked.

Advertisement Screenshot: Gizmodo With that done, fire up the Xbox app from the Windows 10 Start menu, click the Connection option on the left-hand menu, and you should be able to pick your console.

Advertisement Youre also going to need a controller attached to Windows 10 unless youre sat in the same room on a laptop and the controller is still in range of the Xbox One.

Either plug in an Xbox controller via a USB cable or connect one as a Bluetooth device (Devices in Settings).

Microsoft supports either method without additional software.

With a controller connected, its just like sitting in front of your Xbox One, albeit at a lower resolution and with the occasional stutter.

The demands on your PC should be fairly low too, as the Xbox One console is still doing all the work.

Advertisement Screenshot: Gizmodo Streaming was relatively lag-free when we tested the system (as it was with Sony Remote Play, discussed below), though the wifi system we used isnt the most reliable.

Streaming is highly dependent on the strength of your internal network so anything you can do to improve speeds is better.

For most people that means ensuring the Xbox, and if possible the Windows machine, are both on wired Ethernet, which tends to be faster and more stable than wifi.

Advertisement Getting the same experience on macOS or iOS was close to impossible until OneCast came along.

The setup for macOS is similar to the one for Windows: You need to enable game streaming in the Xbox settings, and you need to connect an Xbox One controller up to your Mac, either via USB (OneCast includes the necessary drivers) or across Bluetooth.

Advertisement Screenshot: Gizmodo Once OneCast starts, youll be guided through the process of signing in with your Microsoft account, which then enables you to pick your Xbox One from the local network.

Click Connect, and you can operate your Xbox One as normal through the app.

Advertisement The process on iOS works along similar lines: Register your Microsoft account and the Xbox One will be detected.

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