Use Wi-Fi Connected Surface to play Xbox One games
The first step involves turning on Game Streaming on your Xbox One. For this, enable Game Streaming on your Xbox One by navigating to Settings, selecting preferences, and checking the option reading as “Allow game streaming to other devices (beta)” as well as either “Enable the SmartGlass connection from any SmartGlass device” or “Only from profiles signed in on this Xbox.” After having done this, launch the Xbox app on your Surface. Then, under apps, launch the Xbox app. Next, sign into your Xbox Live account and select Connect from the panel on the left side. When confirmed, the action will scan your home network for available Xbox One consoles. If the name appears in the list, select the name of the console you would like to connect. Once the connection is established, you’ll see options available for streaming, power, and media remotes. The final step involves connecting your Xbox One controller to your Surface. You can do this via 2 methods, That’s all to it! Once connected, tap the Stream option visible adjacent to the name of your Xbox One in the Xbox app. You should see the interface on your Surface similar to the one displayed on your Xbox One gaming console. Now, select the desired game and start playing!
Can you use a Surface Pro as a monitor for Xbox?
It depends on how you want to use it. If you are planning to stream Xbox Games to Surface Pro, you can do that using the Xbox Game app and Xbox settings if they are on the same network. The other way to use Surface Pro as a monitor would be to track your achievements while you are playing the game on the console.
