Windows 10 Xbox App Receives 1080p/60fps Game Streaming Update

Written by Brandon Hofer on August 18, 2015

News: Microsoft has started to roll out an update for the Xbox app on Windows 10 that will allow you to stream in 1080p/60fps among other new features.

Microsoft is releasing a new update beginning today that brings game streaming in 1080p and 60fps. This is an update for the Xbox app on Windows 10 and the update includes the following:

1080p/60fps Game Streaming

You can now stream games from your Xbox One to Windows 10 devices in high-res HD quality at 1080p/60fps. 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 > 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 60fps (frames per second).

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.

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.

Notifications

Starting today, you can enable or disable notifications for when you are invited to a party or a multiplayer game via Settings > General > Party & Games Invitations.

My Games

We updated My Games 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.

Compare Achievements With A Friend

We updated My Games 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 > Add a game from your PC has been updated with a help link to help you add games to your collection.

The Xbox App in Windows 10 should update automatically for you when it becomes available in the Windows Store. You will know you have received the update when your version number is 8.8.6000.00000 or higher. You can check on your version number by going under “Settings” and then “General” later today.

What do you think about this update? Will you be streaming games in 1080p/60fps? Let us know what you think below.