Xbox app now officially supports 1080p 60 FPS game streaming

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Today, Microsoft officially added 1080p 60 FPS support for streaming Xbox One games to Windows 10 to their Xbox app. The company confirmed this feature along with other social enhancements coming to the program in the August update. While 1080p 60 FPS streaming could be unlocked beforehand by modifying some system files, it’s great to see that Microsoft made it available to everyone so soon.

Here’s a list of complete changes Windows 10 users with an Xbox One can expect from the new Xbox app update:

• Very High Quality Game Streaming: You can now stream games from your Xbox One to Windows 10 devices in high-resolution HD quality at 1080p 60 FPS. The new streaming capability works best for gamers who have home networks with adequate bandwidth. In the Xbox app on Windows 10, go to Settings then Game Streaming and set the video encoding level to Very High, which will then stream games from your Xbox One to your Windows 10 PC at 1080p and 60 FPS. When the app update becomes available in the Windows Store, it should have the version number of 8.8.15003.00000 or higher.

• Right Click: You can now right-click on one of your friends and select Send Message or Invite to Party to more quickly connect with your friends.

• Notifications: Starting today, you can enable or disable notifications for when you are invited to a party or a multiplayer game through Settings then General then Party & Games Invitations.

• Recently Played: Now you will see an animated display alternately showing you how many friends have played each game along with the four most recent players. The display will then switch to show a second tile with your last played date, Gamerscore and Achievements percentage complete. If you click on the game, it will take you to the Game Hub, where you can see a list of all of your friends who have played the game sorted by most recently played along with their online status.

• Compare Achievements: You can now compare your achievement status with one of your friends who has played the game. From a Game Hub page, select Achievements then Compare at the top right above the list of all of the achievements.

• My Games: My Games has been updated to support a grid view with a jump list, where your games are now displayed in a grid sorted alphabetically. If you click on a letter, you can collapse the list and then select a specific letter of the alphabet to more quickly find a game. The list of games that are automatically discovered has been updated as well.

• Add Games: The ability to manually add games to your collection that have a link in the Start Menu, by selecting My Games then Add a game from your PC, has been updated with a help link to help you add games to your collection.

Source: Windows Central

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