Xbox is testing two new ways to play its cloud games, and one of them doesn't require a controller at all.
Announced on Xbox Wire on 4th November, the phone controller preview is rolling out on supported TVs wherever Xbox Cloud Gaming is available. The phone option - which works with both Android and iOS devices - lets you use your phone "as a controller when you don't have one nearby". Connect to your TV via QR code, and the controls open in your phone's browser.
The second preview, called cloud connect, is currently limited to the US and lets the new Xbox Nano controller talk to your cloud session over wi- fi instead of pairing directly with your TV to "help reduce input latency, so gameplay feels more responsive".
