Xbox Game Pass adds bottom screen touch controls on Surface Duo

If Xbox Game Pass wasn't already a sweet enough deal, Microsoft's latest update to the mobile side of the service could make streaming games to a phone way better than before. At least, on one phone, anyway.

On Monday, the mobile version of Game Pass is getting what Microsoft calls "custom spanned touch controls" specifically on the Surface Duo phone the company released last year. In plainer terms, Game Pass games with touch controls can display a custom, developer-made controller layout on the bottom screen and the game itself on the top screen of this dual-display phone. That means you'll be able to play something like Gears 5 without a controller, but also without your thumbs blocking any part of the screen. Read more...