This week the company Microsoft started testing the work of her streaming game service Project xCloud for PC running Windows 10. All employees got access to a preview version of the platform, which allows you to stream Xbox games on your computer. Edition The verge managed to get exclusive screenshots.
Microsoft has developed an application for Windows 10 Xbox Game Streamingto be available in the company store Windows Store. As with the versions for Android or iOS, the application will require a controller Xbox one, Microsoft account and good quality internet connection.
The application will also get support for streaming from a local or remote Xbox One console without using Microsoft’s xCloud server blade.
A lot of games have been made available to Microsoft employees for testing, but the application currently limits the video stream to resolution 720p.
“The internal preview version of the service works in 720p resolution, but 1080p support is just around the corner,” said an internal note from Microsoft support.
The feeling of using the application is very similar to what is now available for Android and iOS. This applies to both the internal interface and the way access to streaming games.
Microsoft recently updated its xCloud blade server with eight consoles in each server block. Xbox one s. Previously, the company tested the service with four consoles in the block.
Currently, specialists are working on the transfer of these servers to processors Xbox Series X. Each such next-generation processor is capable of simultaneously performing four Xbox One S gaming sessions on the same chip. In addition, the new-generation integrated video encoder is up to six times faster than the current external video encoder, which is used on existing xCloud servers.
Microsoft committed to launch an xCloud cloud service with controller support by the end of this year Ps4 and streaming for Windows 10. Xbox console maker plans to connect Project xCloud from Xbox game pass later this year. This will allow gamers to stream games from the company’s subscription service catalog directly from the cloud.
Earlier, streaming using the Project xCloud cloud service on a PC was already tested by the head of Xbox Phil Spencer.
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