Microsoft updates Xbox Cloud Gaming to reduce input lag on iOS

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Since-last-June,-Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming-service-has-been-broadly-available-on-iOS-devices,-but-for-many-iPhone-and-iPad-owners,-the-experience-wasn’t-up-to-what-the-company-offered-on-other-platforms.-On-Monday,-however,-Microsoft-announced-it-had-implemented-a-series-of-enhancements-that-would-improve-performance-on-all-iPhone-and-iPad-devices.-At-the-time,-it-didn’t-provide-details-on-the-work-it-had-done,-noting-only-they-would-lead-to-a-“smoother-and-more-responsive-gameplay-experience.”microsoft cloud gaming

But-following-an-email-from-Engadget,-Microsoft-has-shared-more-details-on-the-update.-The-company-says-it-optimized-video-output-and-network-data-transmission-on-iOS-devices.-It-also-found-a-way-to-reduce-overall-input-lag.-Since-input-lag-is-something-that-can-easily-take-you-out-of-a-game,-the-work-Microsoft-did-there-should-be-easily-noticeable. xbox cloud ios

One-of-the-tricky-things-about-Xbox-Cloud-Gaming-on-iOS-is-that-Microsoft-is-forced-to-offer-it-through-Safari,-as-opposed-to-a-dedicated-app,-due-to-Apple’s-policies-on-game-streaming-apps.-Browser-APIs-have-come-a-long-way-in-the-past-few-years,-but-a-web-experience-still-isn’t-a-substitute-for-a-native-app. xbox o