How to use Mixer to stream Xbox One games
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If you want to stream your Xbox One games on Microsoft’s Mixer platform, there are plenty of different ways at your disposal. Whether you’re looking to go straight from the console to the world or use your PC for a more advanced broadcast, we’re here to walk you through every step of the way.
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How to stream on Mixer directly from the Xbox One
This one’s easy, but you have to have your Microsoft Account and your Mixer account linked if you signed up in the old days of Beam.
While you’re inside any game on your console, follow these steps.
You have some simple options to deal with first, such as naming your stream and setting up your audio and camera if you’re using a Kinect or a USB webcam. Hitstart broadcastwhen you’re ready, and off you go.
How to stream on Mixer using OBS
OBS is a free, open-source piece of broadcast software that’s as powerful as it is popular. If you’re planning to go the extra mile with your stream and have a capture card to pull the feed from your console, here’s how to get your Mixer account linked up in OBS.
The easiest way is to simply link your account, a feature added to more recent builds of OBS Studio in the past year or so. On thestreamtab in settings you just need to select Mixer (FTL or RTMP whichever you prefer) and click theconnect account button.However, if you’d rather use your stream key for whatever reason, find it and apply it by following these steps.
That’s what you need to do on the Mixer website. Next, you should fire up your broadcasting software, in this case, OBS Studio.
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Our full guideto streaming with OBS will help you with more specifics and advanced features. Additionally, there’sStreamlabs OBS, which is a similar program, but it’s integrated with the Streamlabs platform.
How to stream on Mixer using XSplit
XSplit is another popular piece of broadcasting software, though unlike OBS, it isn’t free. It’s very powerful, though, and very easy to use for newcomers and experienced streamers alike.
The first thing to do is to ensure you have the Mixer extensions added to XSplit.
You now have native support for streaming to Mixer added to XSplit. From here it’s straightforward to set up your stream:
That’s all there is to it. These basic steps will help you set up your Mixer account for streaming, but there are other things to consider, such as bitrate. You might have the fastest broadband on earth, but your viewers may not, so you need to strike a balance.
XSplit does allow you to test your bandwidth against your stream settings before going live, which is handy.Our full guidecan help you work through getting the best from your XSplit powered streams.
How to ‘co-stream’ on Mixer
“Co-streaming” is one of the best features to arrive along with the relaunch of Beam as Mixer. It means you and up to three other people can stream at the same time and broadcast through one channel. For example, if you’re all playing on the same team in a first-person shooter such as Battlefield 1 or Destiny, you can all show a different point of view while also broadcasting your party chats. It’s insane!
The set up can be a bit involved, but we have acomprehensive guidewith everything you need to know.
Our favorite gear
Streaming is a lot of fun, and it’s important to remember that you and your enjoyment is more important than the gear you use. But good gear makes some elements easier, and these are some of our favorite products for streaming Xbox One games on Mixer.
Xbox One X($329 at Walmart)
The best Xbox console ever made. Nay, the best console ever made. Period.
AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra($256 at Walmart)
Capable of up to 4K capturing and streaming, this is the external capture card to get for the Xbox One X.
OBS Studio(Free at OBS Project)
A powerful and free piece of software to broadcast with, and the latest version has some serious performance improvements for NVIDIA users.
XSplit Broadcaster(From $25 at XSplit)
XSplit requires a subscription, but it’s very easy to use, has a bunch of plugins, and supports Mixer Chat overlays as well.
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