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Microsoft revealed its new Xbox One to Windows 10 PC streaming functionality at a press event last night but since then more details have emerged. It turns out that the company is aiming to achieve 1080p and 60 frames per second streaming by the time the feature launches towards the end of this year.
This question was floating around after the initial streaming reveal last night, Microsoft's Mike Ybarra went ahead and gave away some details so we know what to expect: “It will really largely depend on the scenario to which someone is trying to play”, he said in an interview.
“But we want to make sure that we can get the optimal experience.”
Apparently Microsoft's software engineers currently have the streaming running at 720p and 30 frames per second but more improvements are due to be made. Microsoft's game streaming functionality is going to allow PC gamers to stream Xbox One exclusives to their PCs and play with a mouse and keyboard, rather than a controller.
Maximum graphical output will largely rely on connection speed though, as bandwidth will be a limiting factor for many.
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KitGuru Says: Unfortunately, 1080p and 60 frames per second gameplay won't be super useful all of the time as many Xbox One games don't run at that resolution or frame rate, which is a shame. If Microsoft had a plan to bring all Xbox One exclusives over to the PC a year or so after release, then we could achieve higher details and frame rates ourselves. What do you guys think of Microsoft's Xbox One to PC streaming announcement?
Hopefully it’s really meant to pave the way for the other direction – PC streaming to the XB1. It makes a lot more sense in that scenario, where they could effectively have the XB1 act as a steam box.
My thoughts exactly. Why let the less powerful system do the heavy lifting? Most good PC gamers have an awesome system for it, and I personally would rather play it natively. If you want to play Xbox one excluvives on the mouse and keyboard, do what I did, invest in a xim4. It works phenomenally
Yeah, I guess that’s why I thought it was likely just setting it up for the opposite way around – because as you say, there are basically ways to emulate this stuff. Does the Xim4 have latency issues or anything?
Sadly a feature that wont sell any additional consoles to pc gamers. While yes, we do care about using a keyboard and mouse, people won’t spend $350 to be able to buy overpriced games and play them and horrible graphics / low frame rates. It’ll be a great feature for current users, letting them play on their laptops and such…but not a feature that will sell any consoles
The xim4 is currently the best mouse and keyboard adapter, and as long as you use a high DPI mouse, it feels exactly as on a PC. It also has bluetooth and a smartphone app the you can change settings and keybindings on the fly. Even though it costs about 120 dollars, its the BEST purchase I’ve made for any console, and works on ps3, ps4, xbox360, and xboxone.
Capable being the chosen word. Most people who are using an XBONE will be on Wi-Fi, combine low fps already, with already low grapics then chuck in Wi-Fi latency and the hardware of the average users laptop to decode the steam and voilla you have a PS1.
And wola! We have a hater over here!..