Xbox Cloud Gaming increases resolution on Steam Deck and ChromeOS

Xbox Cloud Gaming gets better on Linux and ChromeOS. Therefore, the experience on Steam Deck should be more interesting.

Cloud gaming is a very interesting technology in many ways, but it still needs to be improved to make it available to as many people as possible. It goes through certain aspects. One of them is permission. If bitrate follows, the resolution offered should be high enough to provide a gameplay experience as close as possible to what can be obtained locally. Xbox Cloud Gaming is taking a step in the right direction.

Xbox Cloud Gaming gets better on Linux and ChromeOS

Gamers using the Xbox Cloud Gaming service through a browser on ChromeOS or Linux systems, including the Valve Steam Deck console, will certainly be happy to know that their gaming experience will be improved. Indeed, the service should be available on higher resolution platforms. Games should also run more smoothly.

Xbox employee CohenJordan wrote on Reddit that the update marks the end of the transition to a new type of streaming technology, Windows Central has learned, without explaining exactly what. The good news, according to Cohen Jordan, is that if you use a browser to access Xbox Cloud Gaming on any device (i.e. iOS), you should get a more consistent experience.

Therefore, the experience on Steam Deck should be more interesting.

In addition to Linux and ChromeOS, Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is still in beta, also works on Xbox consoles, smartphones, tablets, computers, and select smart TVs. Microsoft and Meta are also working on making it compatible with Meta Quest 2 VR headsets.

Microsoft is very positive about the presence of its Xbox Cloud Gaming service on the Steam Deck. The Redmond-based firm has yet to release an Xbox app for the console (or Linux), but the American giant offers a guide to help you set up the service on Steam Deck.