![]() ![]() We can’t tell if we’re hitting 60fps exactly, but the gameplay is certainly smoother with the new quality preset.ĭespite the improvement noticed in our subjective testing, dedicated console fans will likely detect a significant amount of irony in today’s announcement. Using the Xbox App’s built-in statistics, our stream registered about 14mbps on the “Very High” setting, compared to about 9mbps on the “High” setting. The quality improvement is supported by the numbers, too. The games looked and played great at native 1080p, but also retained relatively good image quality when the video stream was scaled to match our primary monitor’s 2560×1440 resolution. In our testing via a robust Category 6 wired Ethernet network, the quality improvement from “High” to “Very High” was definitely noticeable, especially in fast-paced games like NHL 15 and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Your experience with the “Very High” 1080p/60fps setting will of course vary based on your PC’s specifications and the quality of your network. This is the new 1080p/60fps streaming option the High setting was the former maximum quality option at up to 1080p/30fps. You’ll see a new section at the top called Game Streaming. Once the latest version of the Windows 10 Xbox app is installed, launch it and head to Settings (the gear icon at the bottom of the sidebar on the right side of the window). This will force an update check and download for all of your Windows 10 universal apps, and you should see the Xbox app appear in the list if the update hasn’t already been installed. On the “Downloads and installs” screen that appears, click the Check for updates button in the upper-right part of the screen. Windows will update your apps automatically by default, but if you’re still waiting for the update, you can force a check by launching the Windows 10 Store, clicking your account picture at the top of the screen, and selecting Downloads. The Xbox App, like all Windows 10 universal apps, is updated via the Windows 10 Store. To get 1080p/60fps Xbox One streaming, you’ll need to make sure you’re running the latest version of the Xbox App, which as of today is. Here’s a quick overview on how to access this new quality level:įirst, it appears that this change is only part of the Windows 10 Xbox App, and that there are no console updates to worry about. Microsoft on Tuesday announced that the new “very high quality” preset is now publicly available, providing users with adequate network connections an Xbox One stream at 1080p and up to 60fps. Some users frustrated with this limitation recently discovered a hidden “very high quality” mode in the Windows 10 Xbox app that indicated that Microsoft had, at least initially, intended to provide support for frame rates higher than 30fps, but there was no guarantee that Microsoft would enable that feature publicly. This was fine for strategy and casual games, but provided a less-than-ideal experience for fans of fast-paced action and sports games. When the Xbox One streaming feature first launched as part of the late Windows 10 Technical Preview builds, and as it persisted with the Windows 10 public launch on July 29th, it provided relatively good quality at up to 1080p resolution, but only at around 30 frames per second. One of the new features in Windows 10 is the ability to stream games and content from the Xbox One console to a compatible Windows 10 PC or device, effectively letting a user play Xbox One console games directly from their PC or tablet in any room in the house.
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