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At their Windows 10 conference this afternoon, Microsoft dropped something of a bombshell regarding how Windows 10 interacts with the Xbox One.

As well as confirming that every Windows 10 device will come preloaded with an Xbox app - which looks a bit like this - they also confirmed that every Xbox One game, both existing and to come, can be streamed from your Xbox One console to your Windows 10 PC, or Windows 10 tablet.

Given that it was confirmed every Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will get a free upgrade (for the first year) to Windows 10, this could be huge. It means that pretty much any PC running Windows that you have in your house, will become a second screen on which you can play Xbox One games.

That could free up the TV for other things. Phil Spencer played Forza Horizon 2 to demo the idea, and there was no delay in control and the framerate and resolution looked absolutely spot on. Phil controlled the game with a standard Xbox One controller. We're assuming that this controller was connected to the Windows PC, with the commands being sent to the Xbox One from there - mainly because the demo suggested that the Xbox One could be in another room in the house. It could have been wirelessly linked with the Xbox One directly. The official word is that you can stream Xbox One games from the console to any Windows 10 PC or tablet on the same wi-fi network.

When you're done, you can power off the Xbox One from the Xbox App in Windows 10.

With a free upgrade to the new O/S, the cost of adding a second screen (if you own a PC or Windows tablet) is now...well...free.

If this works as advertised, it could be a game-changer.