Xbox One games will be playable with the Oculus Rift...sort of

LOS ANGELES — Xbox One games can played with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, but it's not what you think it is.

At E3 2015, Oculus VR co-founder and vice president of product Nate Mitchell told Mashable the Xbox One will be able to stream games to the Oculus Rift, but what you'll see will be more like being in a theater with a really big projection screen.

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"You'll be able to [stream Xbox One games] to the Rift on a projection screen on the moon," Mitchell said. Although he didn't elaborate in detail, he did confirm the feature will be similar to the Oculus Cinema app for the Samsung Gear VR that simulates the feeling of watching movies on the moon and in the theater.

Just imagine what you see below, but with Xbox One games on the screen instead of movies:

It's not full-blown VR gaming like Sony's Project Morpheus for the PlayStation 4, but the idea of being able to play on a virtual screen that's massive already has me excited the idea of being able to play on a virtual screen that's massive already has me excited since I really dug watching movies in Oculus Cinema.

While Sony has embraced VR, Microsoft hasn't done the same for its Xbox One. Instead, the company is pushing its HoloLens "mixed-reality" headset with games like Minecraft.

That's not to say Microsoft has no interest in VR at all. That's really not the case. The company is working closely with Oculus VR and Valve VR to optimize Windows 10 for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset and HTC Vive. Additionally, the company is partnering with Oculus VR to include an Xbox One controller with every Rift.

There may be no real VR experience on the Xbox One (yet), but it wouldn't shock us if they're looking into it and just haven't announced anything so far.