How to Start a Twitch Stream Directly From Your Xbox
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere’s how you can seamlessly stream your Xbox gameplay using Twitch.
Content creation comes hand in hand with modern gaming, and being able to stream and manage content online through platforms like Twitch can help to elevate how you game or even streamline your content creation process.
With Xbox, you can make use of its Twitch implementation to start a stream directly from your Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S console. You can also manage your stream’s settings and stream directly to other streaming platforms as well as Twitch.
But how can you start streaming on Twitch directly from your Xbox, and what do you need to do it? Let’s find out.
What Are Xbox’s Capture & Share Features?
In order to directly stream on Twitch through your Xbox, you’ll have to utilize Xbox’s Capture & share guide settings.
In general, these settings guide you through how to capture and share screenshots and videos on your Xbox, with settings like Record what happened, Start recording, and Capture screenshot, helping you to quickly capture gameplay.
The Capture & share menu, however, also contains options for Live streaming which you will need to directly stream from your console to Twitch. Because of this, you may want to familiarize yourself with the Capture & share settings on Xbox.
To find Xbox’s Capture & share settings, follow these steps:
- From your Xbox’s home screen, press the Xbox button to open the guide.
- Press the right bumper to navigate through the menus of the Xbox guide until you find the options for Capture & share.
- From here, you should be able to see an option near the bottom of the Capture & share screen titled Live streaming.
Knowing how to access Xbox’s streaming settings enables you to quickly and concisely use any settings you may need when streaming. But how do you actually start directly streaming on Twitch from your console?
How to Start a Twitch Stream Directly From Your Xbox
Now you know how to access Xbox’s Live streaming option through the guide, you are ready to start streaming on Twitch through your Xbox.
The only obstacle you may run into is linking your Twitch account to Xbox to enable seamless streaming on your account. As broken-down on Xbox Support, you can add various social accounts to your Xbox to benefit your console experience.
Just as how using Discord on Xbox requires you to link your Discord account to Xbox, so does streaming on Twitch from your console. Because of this, you may be prompted to sign into your Twitch account when attempting to stream from Xbox for the first time.
With that said, to start directly streaming on Twitch from your Xbox, follow these steps:
- Open the Xbox guide’s Capture & share menu and select Live streaming.
- If you have already linked your Twitch account to your Xbox, select More options. If not, your Xbox will prompt you to Go to Settings to sign in and Link your accounts.
- Once on the page for More Options, ensure that Destination is set to Twitch.
- Return to the prior screen for Live streaming and select Go live now.
By hitting Go live now, your console will seamlessly start live-streaming your display directly to Twitch, while providing you with useful figures for things like viewers or time passed as you capture and stream your footage.
What Other Streaming Services Are Supported Through Xbox’s Capture & Share Feature?
By utilizing the More options settings before going live, you can access and double-check your setup before streaming to a platform from your console. Settings like Resolution and bitrate, Adjust overlay and most importantly your Destination platform can all be fine-tuned before starting a stream.
Because of this, Twitch isn’t the only destination platform you can stream to through your Xbox. The complete list of destination platforms you can stream through Xbox is as follows:
- Twitch.
- Lightstream.
- Streamlabs.
So not only are you able to fine-tune your stream and adjust it to your own requirements, but you are also able to universally apply your streaming set-up to multiple platforms all from your Xbox console.
Improve Your Content Creation With Xbox
By using Xbox’s integrated settings for streaming, you can create and stream content in a streamlined and accessible way.
Other integrated services on Xbox can also improve the content you create and produce through your console.
The Game Captures app can even help you produce clips and screenshots for content creation, so utilizing your console for content is a great way to further your experience with Xbox.