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Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) available for Insiders through the Xbox App for Windows
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I saw this announcement, but is there any benefit to using the Xbox app on windows vs. browser on Win/Mac/Linux? If I go to xbox.com/play in Chrome/Brave, it has my whole cloud library available and seems to *just work*
I don't really get what the xbox app offers that a browser doesn't?
I don't really get what the xbox app offers that a browser doesn't?
Good to hear, I was worried they might get rid of that feature. Was useful in the old Xbox app.
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this comes at the perfect moment for me. cloud streaming through the browser stopped working for me a few days ago
The game library is identical and overall user experience is similar, but the Xbox app works nicely with the Win+G game bar overlay and some other conveniences.
You also might find that performance is different, being in an app vs. the browser - the team will be eager to see everyone's feedback!
As an aside, holy cow, tell everyone involved with streaming that the experience right now is incredible. I can't even imagine the work involved, but there are whole games I've finished via streaming, with basically no trade-off as far as I'm concerned. The recent upgrade to "Series" hardware on the server-end was a huge jump in quality, too.
I'm on Insider but I don't see this yet. No updates in store either.Yup, i have it!
I played most of Dragon Quest streaming to my laptop, it was excellent. The cloud stuff so far has not been great for me.
Remember you are streaming games from a Series X in a rack somewhere, so you're still going to have XBox UI, controller as default input, etc.
I'd be curious for someone to try using keyboard with a game that also allows you to turn on keyboard controls on console
Thank you, and great to hear. There's still a lot more work to do but the team is hyper aware of all the feedback folks share here, on Reddit, and other places. But most importantly of course is the feedback filed directly through the app :-)
You'll need to download the Xbox Insider Hub app on PC through the store, and then look for the "Windows Gaming preview" program. Separate from the console preview program.
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Finally! I have been having to use my small little iPad instead of my laptop when my wife needs the TV since the new consoles came out which has been frustrating.
Thank you! Signed up for the "Windows Gaming Preview" and was able to update the Xbox app within about 5 minutes.
Console Streaming has been far, far better for me than xCloud. This is great news.
Is anyone actually playing games via cloud yet or just testing that it works? The input delay and artifacting has been so bad for me on numerous occasions. I've tried households with 5ghz wifi, hotel wifis, 5G, etc. Never a smooth experience, obviously its in beta but hopefully we can get to a place where its smooth because I love this idea. We need to get to the point where it will work with 30mbps like stadia, because the real value here is on the go travel.
I don't have an xbox and I don't have a gaming PC and I'm signed up to Game Pass Ultimate, playing through both Dishonored games, Forza Horizon , Forza 7, Lonely Mountains Downhill and Skyrim right now. All games work beautifully, I've put hours into all of them, and I completely forget that I'm playing through cloud. Mind you I'm using an ethernet cable connection.
I'm sure it will get better with wi-fi (it already has after switching to series x) and get to Stadia level and become viable on hotel wi-fis. But for me right now it's the way I play through the game pass library at home, without needing new hardware.
I played sea of thieves in a ride queue for a few minutes to test it out on 5g and it ran perfectly
Does it depend on the game? I've tried Yakuza and it definitely was not the experience you had, it was completely unplayable
I haven't tried Yakuza. Forza Horizon was a stuttery mess until they upgraded that too to Series X. All other games I've tried have worked smoothly (on a wired connection).
Yakuza still runs on Xbox One hardware, except for Like A Dragon.
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Man, there should be some sort of note when you stream these games as to what the expected quality would be. I had absoutely no idea things were streaming off different devices. How would someone know this stuff
I've recently played two games from start to finish and on a third one now. There are hiccups here and there. But overall, nothing that made me not want to play. Hopping to different devices depending on the need and picking up where you left off is great.
Cool to know that some people are already using xCloud without actually owning the gaming hardware. I know that xCloud does not work for everyone right now, but it is cool to see the potential of game streaming. It will be great if people who cannot afford the hardware can still play the games. I have seen other people saying they were playing xCloud without owning any hardware, and I am surprised that at least some people are using it like this already.
Console streaming on the Windows app is good. I finished up Doom Eternal using that last year on my One X.
Too bad console streaming my Series X to my Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a disaster and freezes every couple of minutes. No matter what I do games seize up for a minute but I can still hear sound.
I've tried all sorts to fix it such as performance mode on my phone and dumping the app into game space, nothing works. I'm moving over to Apple soon, hopefully I don't have these weird issues there.
Too bad console streaming my Series X to my Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a disaster and freezes every couple of minutes. No matter what I do games seize up for a minute but I can still hear sound.
I've tried all sorts to fix it such as performance mode on my phone and dumping the app into game space, nothing works. I'm moving over to Apple soon, hopefully I don't have these weird issues there.
Just gave this a test drive. It works better than both web browser and phone. On my phone (LG K61) the input lag is noticeable, and via browser is a disaster for me.
Just finished the first mission of the Perfect Dark remaster. Less input lag than on my LG K61, but still noticeable. Series X Controller connected by using the official adapter
Just finished the first mission of the Perfect Dark remaster. Less input lag than on my LG K61, but still noticeable. Series X Controller connected by using the official adapter
I agree, Halo 3 works noticeably better. Better IQ and less input lag.
Also no occasional lag spikes or the screen refreshing like on Chrome.
I have been paying Game Pass Ultimate waiting for this, honestly. Kinda reticent on getting a Xbox 360 to play everything i missed. This feels like a good alternative now.
Also, this means i would be finally be able to play from my laptop. Electricity bills are stupidly high here in my country, it would be sweet if i could avoid to play on my desktop from monday to friday