If you have an Xbox 360 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed, the Xbox Companion app is definitely worth checking out.

But this gives you an idea of what you can expect with the final version. Remember this is still an App Preview and some of the options are grayed out or just don’t work.

The Xbox Companion app lets you customize your avatar.Īnd browse through games and demos, the Zune Movies and Music Market place.Ĭlick on a game and you can watch a trailer of it for review. Other things you can do is go through and see recently played games and see recent achievements. Obviously this feature would work best with a tablet running Windows 8. Right click on the Xbox Companion screen to bring up a menu at the bottom of the screen. An interesting features is using the Xbox Companion app as a controller. Now you can control your Xbox 360 from your Windows 8 system. You’ll see you’re connected to the Windows Xbox Companion app on your Xbox too. When connected, you’ll get a menu of Xbox 360 menu items on your Windows 8 computer. Now go back to your Windows 8 system and click Connect. Set the Xbox Companion setting to Available. On the Console Settings screen, scroll down and select Xbox Companion. Scroll over to Settings and select System. if you don’t have it listed on your Start screen you can download it from the App Marketplace.Ĭlick I Accept to the Xbox Companion Beta Program Agreement. On your Windows 8 system, launch Xbox Companion from the Metro Start screen. Note: Before you start, make sure you’re logging with the same Windows Account on your Windows 8 system and your Xbox Live account on your console.

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