A few select members of Xbox Game Pass just got a significant new feature rolled out for them, but you may not have heard of it since it was silently dropped by Microsoft. The company’s gaming subscription service has undergone some massive changes since its restructure last year, which divided it into tiers. Now, day-one releases on Xbox Game Pass, for instance, are locked behind an Ultimate membership.
According to Microsoft, via a post made on Xbox Wire, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members are getting yet another benefit designed exclusively for that subscription tier. As of February 25, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can stream their games via cloud gaming on their Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One X/S consoles with up to 1440p resolution. This was not previously possible with the gaming service, as it was capped at a lower resolution for improved performance.
This new feature for the service is improving not only graphics to 1440p resolution, but also bringing forth higher bitrate streaming for Ultimate members. According to the post on Xbox Wire, this results in “sharper visuals” and “more responsive gameplay” for supported games and regions. This improvement is a result of Xbox Cloud...
