Microsoft appears to be testing 1080p streams for Xbox Game Pass cloud games • Eurogamer.net



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Microsoft is reportedly testing 1080p for Xbox Game Pass cloud streaming.

According to Windows Central, anonymous but “trusted” sources sent screenshots of Hellblade running through xCloud, claiming that the streaming resolution was 1920 x 1080.

Until now, the hardware was previously only able to run at 720p, but it appears that Microsoft is now planning to upgrade the streaming servers from the “Xbox One architecture” to that of the Xbox Series X. If successful, it will bring xCloud online with other streaming services. streaming like GeForce Now and Google Stadia, which already offer 1080p (thanks, VG24 / 7).

Microsoft already offers game streaming to Android devices as part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and previously announced that it would create a browser-based solution to bypass Apple’s restrictions that have blocked an xCloud app for iPhones and iPads.

ICYMI, Microsoft is getting closer to launching the browser-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, and images of it in action have now appeared online. Screenshots of a working version of the service showed a version that Microsoft employees are currently testing.

A family library of cloud-based games available through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can be viewed, along with sections for genres, recently added games, and those that will be leaving the catalog soon.



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