Xbox Cloud Gaming adds Clarity Boost for a sharper image on Microsoft Edge

Microsoft has added functionality to improve sharpness of the image in games when using Xbox Cloud Gaming in the browser of the computer. The company active Clarity Boost on the afternoon of this Monday, November 29, but at the moment it only works in the browser of the brand itself in its trial version, Microsoft Edge Canary.

The company has published two images comparative, from Gears Tactics and Halo Infinite respectively, where there is a clear improvement in sharpness. Said improvement does not respond to increased resolution of the image issued by Microsoft, but to a filter used in the latest version of Microsoft Edge which polishes the image.

To test this functionality, follow these steps:

• 1. Descargar Microsoft Edge Canary (available in Windows 10/11).
• 2. Confirm that you have the give 96.0.1033.0 or later by typing in the browser “edge: // settings / help.
• 3. Access www.xbox.com/play, log in and start a game.
• 4. Open the more options menu.
• 5. Select option “Activar Clarity Boost”.

Milena Gonzalez, program manager from Xbox, says in Xbox Wire that the team dedicated to the cloud gaming service has “partnered with [el equipo de] Microsoft Edge to create an improved experience with optimizations […] offering the optimal vision and sensations when playing Xbox titles from the cloud“.

“This function uses a set of scaling enhancements from the client side to improve the visual quality of the streaming video “, he explains without going into detail. The function will be available in all versions of Microsoft Edge in 2022. It is not specified whether it will also be released on Cloud Gaming for iOS, Android, and Xbox consoles (where Edge is also available).

Xbox Cloud Gaming now available on Xbox consoles

Microsoft aadi Xbox Cloud Gaming a consolas Xbox Series y Xbox One in mid-November, allowing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to play titles from the catalog without downloading them. Thus, the players of Xbox One can enjoy exclusive titles of the latest generation machines and play intergenerational games with better performance as long as the internet connection is stable and fast.