A Closer Look at xCloud Latency

The biggest question with xCloud is latency and after spending more than a week while using two different phones, here’s a closer look at how higher-end and low-end hardware functions with the new streaming service.

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  • martinusv2

    Premium Member
    29 October, 2019 - 5:42 pm

    <p>I wonder how it will be on bigger screens. Will it change the speed requirements and bandwidth? </p>

  • obarthelemy

    29 October, 2019 - 8:09 pm

    <p>Your conclusion is weird and, frankly, useless. What matters is not your kills:deaths ratio, but how you did on xcloud vs on xbox.</p>

    • stridernz

      30 October, 2019 - 1:06 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#484611">In reply to obarthelemy:</a></em></blockquote><p>That would only be the case if you were trying to establish which is the better experience. To prove that it is a viable platform does not require it to be better than playing on a console. </p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for giving us some real-time footage Brad. </p>

      • Greg Green

        30 October, 2019 - 7:40 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#484650">In reply to StriderNZ:</a></em></blockquote><p>It’ll be the case every time a streamer plays an Xbox player. Will streamers have to be segregated from Xbox players or will streaming wilt in group play from the unfair disadvantage it has?</p>

  • hellcatm

    30 October, 2019 - 12:17 am

    <p>So x-cloud vs x-cloud players would be good, but x-cloud against PC or Xbox would suck because of latency. It'll be interesting to see how it plays out on the PC with bigger screens. I can't see myself playing shooters on a phone, to small. </p>

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