Microsoft is testing 1080p for streaming on the Xbox Game Pass cloud.
According to Windows Central, anonymous but “reliable” sources sent screenshots of Hellblade running via xCloud, claiming that the streaming resolution was 1920×1080.
Until now, the hardware was only able to run at 720p, but it seems that Microsoft is now planning to upgrade streaming servers from the “Xbox One architecture” to that of the Xbox Series X. in line with other streaming services, such as GeForce Now and Google Stadia, which already offer 1080p (thanks, VG24 / 7).
Microsoft already offers game streaming to Android devices as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and previously announced that it would build a browser-based solution to circumvent Apple restrictions that blocked an xCloud app for iPhones and iPads.
ICYMI, Microsoft is approaching to launch the browser-based version of its xCloud game streaming service, and now images of it in action have surfaced online. Screenshots of a functional build of the service showed a version currently being tested by Microsoft employees.
A familiar library of cloud-based games available through the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can be viewed, along with sections for genres, recently added games and those that will leave the catalog soon.