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Microsoft has launched an xCloud game streaming beta. All Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers able to access the beta on Android
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Great to hear that. I'm usually big on owning physical media and I will continue to buy my favorite games physically as long as it's possible. But the development in games streaming is really exciting. It opens up so many more possibilities to play and it already works great in general. I still dislike not having a real license for each game, so with the rotation, games come and go from these services. Still, exciting times ahead. I'm hoping MS keeps improving the infrastructure and performance and I'm looking forward to them switching to Series X blades as well.
Thanks,got it working but the buttons are marked like on a XBox controller,thats not so bad but like A is Square instead of X lol...and I cant start the game,For the King,will try another one...
Can we use 360 controllers? I might have an adapter somewhere to connect USB A to the USB-C on my phone and see if that improves input lag more.
I was surprised that Halo 5, a 60 fps game, felt like it had much less input lag than FH4 which is 30 fps. You would think a 30 fps game would have more buffer to absorb the input lag but it felt like there was 3X the input lag in FH4 than Halo 5. Maybe my senses are just wrong though.
I was surprised that Halo 5, a 60 fps game, felt like it had much less input lag than FH4 which is 30 fps. You would think a 30 fps game would have more buffer to absorb the input lag but it felt like there was 3X the input lag in FH4 than Halo 5. Maybe my senses are just wrong though.
Chile. We are not part of the first wave of countries.
I was hoping it would let me play anyway haha
ah well you could try it with a vpn?
And if it helps im sitting in austria and somehow I am still unable to play
So I'm guessing the reason people have wildly different input lag is mostly down to distance from servers? Is there a map of where the servers are located?
Ah that makes sense then, I'll keep a close eye on it. It was cool playing some Xbox games on my Galaxy Tablet though.
Needs to be a Bluetooth controller.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure FH4 is using 60Hz for input, despite the game being 30fps so that's why it feels less laggy than most 30fps games.
I'm stumped, help appreciated:
I have side-loaded the Google Play store onto my Kindle Fire, but no matter what search terms I use on the store or how much I dig around there is absolutely no Game Pass app, streaming, beta or otherwise, to download.
Any clue as to why it's not showing up at all? Does the Play store somehow filter available apps based on the device it's installed on?
Edit: Never mind, found a direct link to install it, only to be told my device isn't compatible. Oh well. Here's hoping Apple see sense at some point.
I have side-loaded the Google Play store onto my Kindle Fire, but no matter what search terms I use on the store or how much I dig around there is absolutely no Game Pass app, streaming, beta or otherwise, to download.
Any clue as to why it's not showing up at all? Does the Play store somehow filter available apps based on the device it's installed on?
Edit: Never mind, found a direct link to install it, only to be told my device isn't compatible. Oh well. Here's hoping Apple see sense at some point.
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Tried my fiancee's phone too and we just can't get the Play button to appear. We're on the beta app, subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate, & have a Dualshock 4 hooked up via blutooth. I'm in the UK if that's preventing anything? Wouldn't think so though
Found an old Lenovo tablet and seems to be stuck in some boot loop. Just keeps saying "Android is starting. Optimising 1 of 1" and then rebooting.
might have to buy a cheap tablet. Damn you apple!
might have to buy a cheap tablet. Damn you apple!
Got it going on my cheapo Chromebook, using my Stadia controller hard wired. Streets of Rage 4 was my first choice. Running really well.
This is kinda useless on my small phone screen...will wait when I have a tablet or whatever...too small for now,like in For the King I can hardly read the text and its not launching anyway...might try other games tomorrow to see if I have the same button layout problems...I had to close the App completly because I could not get out of the game to try another one.
You closed and reopened the app? That's what hat did the trick for me.
Seriously amazing, just synced the DS4 to my phone and is working flawlessly with the app.
Streaming has some hiccups (Portugal here). Delay is noticeable.
All my saves were available from the cloud as well.
Edit: Killer Instinct is unplayable for me for now, too much lag.
Streaming has some hiccups (Portugal here). Delay is noticeable.
All my saves were available from the cloud as well.
Edit: Killer Instinct is unplayable for me for now, too much lag.
Kind of figured this out. When my controller is connected through bluetooth it blocks the keyboard from popping up. Odd
Yeah I've forced stopped it, restarted my phone, uninstalled the app... nothing seems to be triggering it
if you do manage to find a fix please post it...ive been stuck in that situation too
Uff lag seems pretty bad here. Killer Instinct and the actions come out what must be 500ms late.
I also get a lot of sound distortion and mini freezes. Surprisingly the load times are great, better than on my (now dead) One X.
Streaming quality seems hit and miss - either heavy blocking or clean, depending on the game?
I also get a lot of sound distortion and mini freezes. Surprisingly the load times are great, better than on my (now dead) One X.
Streaming quality seems hit and miss - either heavy blocking or clean, depending on the game?
Have had this issue for the last hour or so. Tried seemingly everything. I'm in the US, so I assume it's unrelated to location.
It's..... okay. *Definitely* not worth $100, in terms of the button and trigger quality, but the joysticks are solid. I'm on the hunt for a better attach-to-phone controller option to test out for a future Ars article, because the concept is great, and in terms of instantly syncing to my Android USB Type-C set--just plug it in, and it works--the Kishi delivers. But Razer didn't really update the buttons when they licensed this whole thing from Gamevice, who made a nearly identical product a while back, and it's like, what? These ABXY buttons are MUSHY. A total head-scratcher.
I've tried a few games so far, using an S10 and Razer Kishi.
Gears 5 and Forza Horizon 4 were by far the worst for performance (probably more to do with the XB1S servers than anything). They both had bad framerates and what seemed like dropped frames in hectic moments, and Forza suffered from some weird audio issues. I'd say Gears was far more playable than Forza.
Streets of Rage 4 was great however. Input lag was good enough for me, I blew through the first level with no trouble. Halo 3 from the MCC ran well also, and felt pretty good up until I had a server timeout.
Overall it feels like a beta, but I'm really hopeful for the service after this. I'm definitely going to keep trying the service since I'm already subscribed as is. It's definitely going to be a per-game thing for me, as some games will work better than others for this kind of setup. Still super cool.
Gears 5 and Forza Horizon 4 were by far the worst for performance (probably more to do with the XB1S servers than anything). They both had bad framerates and what seemed like dropped frames in hectic moments, and Forza suffered from some weird audio issues. I'd say Gears was far more playable than Forza.
Streets of Rage 4 was great however. Input lag was good enough for me, I blew through the first level with no trouble. Halo 3 from the MCC ran well also, and felt pretty good up until I had a server timeout.
Overall it feels like a beta, but I'm really hopeful for the service after this. I'm definitely going to keep trying the service since I'm already subscribed as is. It's definitely going to be a per-game thing for me, as some games will work better than others for this kind of setup. Still super cool.
Just a reminder if you have Android 10 you can direct connect an Xbox One controller to your phone to use this, which reduces input lag which helps with the overall lag. Same way 60 fps stuff plays better.
Thats also one of the reasons the Kishi is so desirable to me. Shaving off some Bluetooth input lag makes a difference.
Thats also one of the reasons the Kishi is so desirable to me. Shaving off some Bluetooth input lag makes a difference.
This must be the day where they have the biggest number of people testing the service.
Severe lag with sound and image syncing in Streets of Rage 4 as well.
The touch pad in the DS4 acts as a mouse pointer inside the app.
At least we're not alone lol. God this sucks, I've been looking forward to trying this all day
Impressions
Ori and Streets of Rage 4 are pretty much perfect
Halo MCC and Halo 5 has impressive input lag (not perfect but really playable)... but a bit too low bitrate stream
Forza Horizon looks just bad. Too much macroblocking but playa great
Sea of thieves looks and playa great!
overall i think the bitrate should be a bit higher but latency is ok. You can really feel that the xbone s server blades hamper the experience since many games drop frames - almosy none are a perfect 60 on that old hardware
will det use for local coop instead of splitscreen
Ori and Streets of Rage 4 are pretty much perfect
Halo MCC and Halo 5 has impressive input lag (not perfect but really playable)... but a bit too low bitrate stream
Forza Horizon looks just bad. Too much macroblocking but playa great
Sea of thieves looks and playa great!
overall i think the bitrate should be a bit higher but latency is ok. You can really feel that the xbone s server blades hamper the experience since many games drop frames - almosy none are a perfect 60 on that old hardware
will det use for local coop instead of splitscreen
Damn this feels surreal. But it's cool. Tried Gears 5 and Horizon 4.
Perfermance is kind of ok and I didn't feel any input lag.
Perfermance is kind of ok and I didn't feel any input lag.
Same here from Germany. Tried everything. Phone (Android 10) and tablet (Android 8). Just the install button.
I honestly wish I could know whats the issue....it just seems damn random. I figured it would be base don location but that is off the table and now I am pretty clueless
Go to the Play store, update the app (45 MB update), force close the app, then reopen it and you should see the "cloud" tab on the left like in Falus' screen shot:
How it looks
Unless you're in a region that doesn't have it yet. Some people are randomly getting issues even when they have compatible phones, controllers, and live in the US so maybe there's some luck to it too.
Working great for me. Played some MCC, video quality looked great, controller connected via Bluetooth felt great, a couple audio hitches here and there but extremely playable.
Damn I had forgotten about that. Are Android emulators good enough to use for this on Windows and Mac? Aka is it worth trying it out or should I just wait for the proper Mac and Windows support?
