Microsoft upgraded Xbox Cloud Gaming for Linux and ChromeOS (so Steam Deck too!)

On the community Reddit for Xbox Cloud Gaming, an Xbox employee put up a small announcement about an upgraded experience for Linux and ChromeOS game streaming.

Something we’ve been waiting on for some time, as without workarounds you were limited to a low resolution. You could make it better by spoofing Edge on Windows for example. Even with that, I noticed it didn’t perform as well as expected. Now, that should no longer be the case.

Xbox Cloud developer Jordan Cohen said on Reddit:

Hi everyone! We’ve just released a set of performance improvements on Xbox Cloud Gaming for gamers playing via browser on Linux and ChromeOS devices. You can expect a higher resolution and smoother streaming experience. 

These changes also complete a long journey of upgrading our browser gaming experience to a different streaming technology. You should now have a more consistent experience in the browser, no matter what device you use.

test it myself today on both desktop Linux and Steam Deck , and it does seem to work just fine .

Despite what Microsoft like to say, you do n’t need Edge and it work just fine in Chrome . Nothing extra is need on desktop Linux , it is ‘s ‘s click and play . But for Steam Deck , you is set can set it up like this :

1. Make sure Chrome is instal ( available via the Non – steam menu in the Steam Library ) , or via Discover in Desktop Mode .
2. In Desktop Mode enter this command into the Konsole terminal app: flatpak --user override --filesystem=/run/udev:ro com.google.Chrome
   This enables the Gamepads to work.
3. Load Chrome and go to Xbox.com/Play, and setup your login. It’s easier in desktop mode.
4. If you wish to auto-launch Xbox Cloud Gaming with Chrome with no address bar, add this to the very end of the launch options (Properties menu on Chrome in your Steam Library): --window-size=1024,640 --force-device-scale-factor=1.25 --device-scale-factor=1.25 --kiosk "https://xbox.com/play"
5. In Gaming Mode on Steam Deck , tap Chrome in your Steam Library and set Steam Input ( the Gamepad icon on the right ) into Gamepad with Mouse Trackpad . Also set the Right Trackpad as Mouse Click , as it help you deal with any browser pop – up .
6. launch Chrome , and enjoy .

As a side-note, if you really do need or want to use Edge instead of Chrome, you can just change the end of point 2 to have this at the end com.microsoft.Edge instead of com.google.Chrome.

Here’s a video reminder on how to do it along with some quick footage:

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.