{"id":745748,"date":"2025-11-24T14:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:43:51","slug":"xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox adds custom touch controls in remote play for over 100 games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Xbox has rolled out a new update for February, adding touch controls in remote play and more.<\/p>\n<p>With this update in action, users will be able to play games without being tied to their console even if they don&#8217;t have a wireless controller to hand. This is as Xbox remote play now supports custom touch control layouts on the Xbox app (via iOS, Android and Windows devices) for over 100 games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The same custom touch layouts available through Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) will now be available when remotely playing games from your personal console,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2024\/02\/14\/xbox-february-update-rolls-out-2024\/\">Microsoft said<\/a>. &#8220;This includes games like Minecraft Dungeons, Psychonauts 2, Sea of Thieves, and many more. Additionally, a basic touch control layout can now be used for most other games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-adds-custom-touch-controls-in-remote-play-for-over-100-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox has rolled out a new update for February, adding touch controls in remote play and more. With this update in action, users will be able to play games without being tied to their console even if they don&#8217;t have a wireless controller to hand. This is as Xbox remote play now supports custom touch control layouts on the Xbox app (via iOS, Android and Windows devices) for over 100 games. &#8220;The same custom touch layouts available through Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) will now be available when remotely playing games from your personal console,&#8221; Microsoft said. &#8220;This includes games like Minecraft Dungeons, Psychonauts 2, Sea of Thieves, and many more. 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