Able to play any xbox one game through Windows 10?

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Sorry if this isn't the most suitable place to ask this but I'm not sure where to ask and you guys are always god tier at answering questions in my experience.

My question is if you can play any newer Xbox one game on your PC, or is just a select few? I've done a little research about how you go about doing this but it doesn't seem clear on all the nitty bitty details. Are you able to use your own headphones and microphone to talk though xbox whilst also playing Xbox one games on your PC? Does it work like the Xbox One is just an app on your PC, so you can use other programmes like skype? Or does playing Xbox one games on your PC lock it down to ONLY Xbox one games, like Xbox mode. Could I just play Halo 5 on PC, whilst talking in game using my Blue snowball and Sony headphones, or must you use tacky console headsets like astros or tittans? Just wondering if anyone has experience with this and can shed some light for me.
Thanks very much in advance
 
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Xbox One game streaming involves turning your PC into an extension of the display and interface of your Xbox One. Needless to say, you require an Xbox One for this, because all the game processing happens on the console. Of course, this means that any game will work with game streaming. Also, you can use that headphones and microphone combination that you use, as long as they are set as the default playback and recording devices in your audio device list.
Xbox One game streaming involves turning your PC into an extension of the display and interface of your Xbox One. Needless to say, you require an Xbox One for this, because all the game processing happens on the console. Of course, this means that any game will work with game streaming. Also, you can use that headphones and microphone combination that you use, as long as they are set as the default playback and recording devices in your audio device list.
 
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Of course! Sorry I forgot to mention I'll have the console soon. So just to clarify, my PC will basically be my Xbox One's primary screen, displaying the Xbox One interface rather than Windows 10, this means you can't use your PC for skype or chrome?
 


The streaming interface is just an app running under Windows, so you can still use other programs.
 


Is there much lag?
 


Depends entirely on your Wi-Fi quality and stability, but under perfect conditions, most games will be great. I doubt you could do top-tier fighting games or CoD matches, but Halo 5's campaign will do just fine.
 


All right awesome, if the lag is too much I'll just use a mixamp since I don't have a TV and play from the console. Thanks so much for your help
 
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