Xbox Project Xcloud

the_dead_parrot · 25 Jan 2020 at 10:42

Dredd said:
I need to order a clip for my phone, any recommendations?

I got the MOGA one, it's officially licensed by Microsoft. There are plenty of cheaper ones but the reviews were good. Two movement points to alter phone height/angle. Clips on well and is moulded around the pairing button/headphone jack. Any would do the job though.

satchef1 said:
They're being pretty generous as it is, no? Presumably either the service or the games will eventually be behind a pay wall.

Yeah it's just a test at the minute but it's very generous. Depends how Microsoft want to go forward. They are desperate for any advantage they can get so might continue being generous. I have a feeling either it will be bundled in with current price game pass ultimate (wishful thinking) or there will be another game pass+gold+xcloud tier of pricing. They don't seem to be fronting it as a stadia killer just a nice additional feature to help people play games and stay in the Xbox eco system.

McPhee · 25 Jan 2020 at 11:11

I don't think I'd pay extra for it TBH. Maybe when it's on more platforms; PC would be useful for my laptop, and bringing it to TV via Roku, Sky Q, Firestick etc. could be great. But so far, the experience of playing on my mobile hasn't gripped me.

Once they launch DS4 support, it should be possible to get it running with the Joycons on the Switch Android port. That might be a game changer.

mid_gen · 27 Jan 2020 at 08:38

Played a bit of Forza 7 yesterday afternoon, was surprised how well it worked. Halo Reach was a little artifacty at times, but no problems with Forza.

Dredd · 28 Jan 2020 at 16:53

mid_gen said:
Played a bit of Forza 7 yesterday afternoon, was surprised how well it worked. Halo Reach was a little artifacty at times, but no problems with Forza.

Only problem with Forza 7 takes ages to download save data between devices...

mid_gen · 28 Jan 2020 at 21:10

Dredd said:
Only problem with Forza 7 takes ages to download save data between devices...

I've found save data sync to be quite erratic. Sometimes very quick, sometimes takes minutes, same on all games.

MM-Seat · 29 Jan 2020 at 08:46

Is there a release date for this? I'm really interested in the console streaming element of this but, not sure I want to join the insider program.

LiamJ · 29 Jan 2020 at 11:45

Why don't you want to join it? Everything you can do is opt in.

MM-Seat · 30 Jan 2020 at 22:19

LiamJ said:
Why don't you want to join it? Everything you can do is opt in.

So I did this. Can't work out if the input latency for me is too great. I think I need to get an ethernet cable for X1X > Router to see if I can reduce that.

the_dead_parrot · 31 Jan 2020 at 07:27

MM-Seat said:
So I did this. Can't work out if the input latency for me is too great. I think I need to get an ethernet cable for X1X > Router to see if I can reduce that.

Yeah not tried console wireless to router. Ethernet between the two works great for me for xcloud. The in home console streaming still doesn't work great for some reason though. Anyone else tried it? You would think streaming from the console in my house would be better than xcloud streaming from Microsoft servers.

MM-Seat · 1 Feb 2020 at 09:17

the_dead_parrot said:
Yeah not tried console wireless to router. Ethernet between the two works great for me for xcloud. The in home console streaming still doesn't work great for some reason though. Anyone else tried it? You would think streaming from the console in my house would be better than xcloud streaming from Microsoft servers.

It's not working for me very well either. I've now plugged the Xbox into the router but, I think this is causing a bottleneck with a poor quality cable.

MM-Seat · 5 Feb 2020 at 16:35

Just to update, not sure what I have changed as it now working great. Input lag is noticeable but, playable.

ic1male · 12 Feb 2020 at 20:33

Just been playing Halo CE on my iPad mini. Worked pretty well, there were a few glitches now and again but it was very enjoyable. Apart from playing on a piddly screen. Roll on Windows deployment.

MM-Seat · 13 Feb 2020 at 15:09

ic1male said:
Just been playing Halo CE on my iPad mini. Worked pretty well, there were a few glitches now and again but it was very enjoyable. Apart from playing on a piddly screen. Roll on Windows deployment.

This may prompt me to get an iPad if it works well on release. I think investing in Android tablets are a waste!

Chris1712 · 13 Feb 2020 at 17:00

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-streaming/project-xcloud/register

Cannot get this page to work on any device with any browser? Just loops and signs in constantly? IE/Edge/Chrome all without adblock don't work, Safari on my iPhone/iPad with all adblock/cookie stuff turned off still doesn't work. Wtf.

ic1male · 13 Feb 2020 at 17:03

It worked first time with me using Chromium Edge but not Google Chrome.

Chris1712 · 13 Feb 2020 at 17:08

Edge on work laptop worked, weird. Would like to try it now the iOS client is out.

timmy85 · 18 Feb 2020 at 08:56

I've been giving this more and more of a go over the last week. I seem to get a lot more joy out of xcloud, than console streaming my own xbox to my mobile over the same network bizarrely!

the_dead_parrot · 18 Feb 2020 at 09:52

timmy85 said:
I've been giving this more and more of a go over the last week. I seem to get a lot more joy out of xcloud, than console streaming my own xbox to my mobile over the same network bizarrely!

I had exactly the same. Really poor in home streaming, pixelated and cutting out. I replaced my router from a SH3 and it is perfect. No noticeable lag, slowdown and the signal symbol hasn't shown up once. I'm playing the in-home streaming more than xcloud now.

glenimp617 · 26 Feb 2020 at 12:05

ic1male said:
Just been playing Halo CE on my iPad mini. Worked pretty well, there were a few glitches now and again but it was very enjoyable. Apart from playing on a piddly screen. Roll on Windows deployment.

i didn’t think it was out for iOS devices yet?

ic1male · 26 Feb 2020 at 12:19

TheOracle said:
i didn’t think it was out for iOS devices yet?

Only for special people.