Yesterday saw the release of Xbox Cloud Gaming on Android, bringing over 150 games to mobile devices via the power of the cloud, accessible to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Since then, we've seen lots of reports from players suggesting it's working brilliantly for them (and we've also been getting on well with it), but some users also appear to be having some teething issues.
With that in mind, how well is Xbox Cloud Gaming working for you? Have you faced any technical issues yet, or is it all smooth as butter? Which games do you find play the best on mobile so far? Give us your thoughts below.
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I just played some Forza Horizon 4 today on Xcloud and it worked pretty well, there was some minor input lag but it was hardly noticeable. Seems to me it will only become better in the future!
It really depends on the connection. When you get a nice solid connection, it’s hard to tell it’s not native. Bad connection, and it becomes a pixelated mess. I don’t find much in between. I’ve been trying to mess around with games not on Switch, but hands down the xCloud version of The Outer Worlds is better. Another thing to point out is if you are used to the X version, this is S version of the game. Which means in some cases, 30fps vs 6ofps. All in all it’s been good experience for me though, personally.
It's been pretty good to me. I plan on returning my Kishi and just buying a clip instead for my controller. I have yet to try and play using my mobile data connection so we'll see how that goes. Wifi has been superb so far. I had minor issues with some stuttering while scrolling through the game library which I never got before yesterday when the whole library of games wasn't available yet. Not sure if anyone had similar issues but hopefully that gets resolved.
It generally works without any problems for me. Did encounter a weird issue last night where I'd keep losing connection temporarily, but perhaps launch day traffic is to blame?
It was superb throughout the beta, and I'm glad to see it's still delivering. I played Tell Me Why during my lunch break today and it was so smooth. Also looks great on mobile!
I will wait for more games to get touchscreen support. Turn-based games could be fun on mobile.
I tried it on my Moto Z last night but couldn't do much since I don't have a controller. Seemed to work pretty well. Maybe those weekend I will look at controllers
@FraserG Any chance of maybe a review on controllers comparing different ones to use with xCloud?
Tried it with Gears of War 5, Forza Horizon 4, New Super Lucky Tales, Spiritfarer and... Hotshot Racing. Love that game!
In all games, input lag seems to be terrific, but there were some heavy streaming problems going on, with games skipping frames or disconnecting at all.
The people voting that it doesn't work well/it barely works (24%) are PushSquare's haters?
iOS says no, sadly
Haven't tried it since it went official but from my experience with the beta it works great. Definitely improved over time as well, glad more people get to experience it!
@BlueOcean are pushsquare readers really that toxic lol
@PuppyToucher Unfortunately LOL.
@Tasuki It might be something we can do down the line, but unfortunately we don't have access to many yet.
Some actually aren't being released until later this month / this year.
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