Boost Xbox Cloud Gaming quality on Samsung TVs with this tweak

Boost Xbox Cloud Gaming quality on your Samsung TV with one simple change

Learn how to change the resolution in Microsoft Xbox Cloud Gaming on Samsung TVs for the best graphics quality.

Recently, Microsoft expanded Xbox Cloud Gaming to more countries. It enabled Samsung TV users in those regions to enjoy console games featuring high-quality graphics without buying a gaming console. If you are among the ones playing games on your Samsung TV over Xbox Cloud Gaming, there’s a possibility that you may not be enjoying games at the best graphics quality available.

Xbox Cloud Gaming can be accessed by subscribing to Xbox Game Pass. While its Essential tier can stream games at up to Full HD (1080p) resolution, the Ultimate tier can stream games at up to QHD (1,440p) resolution. However, it doesn’t mean that the service is streaming games at those resolutions. It could be streaming games at a resolution as low as 720p, and here’s how to fix it.

In the Xbox app, the game streaming resolution is set to Auto by default. Based on multiple factors, including network speed, it automatically sets the resolution, which could range from 720p to 1440p. Fortunately, you can manually select a (higher) resolution. Here’s how you can do that.

How to set Xbox Cloud Gaming resolution on Samsung TV

On your Samsung TV, open the Xbox app.

Using the remote or a controller, select the Xbox icon at the top-left corner of the screen. Then go to Settings > Audio & Video.

In the Resolution section, you will see that Auto is selected, with other options being 720p, 720p High Quality, 1080p, 1080p High Quality, and 1,440p Max Quality.

If you have Xbox Game Pass Essential, select 1,080p High Quality for the best possible graphics quality.

If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, select 1,440p Max Quality for the best possible graphics quality.

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Below is the amount of data each of the resolution and graphics quality options uses per hour (as stated by Microsoft).

720p – 3GB per hour

720p High Quality – 5GB per hour

1080p – 7GB per hour

1080p High Quality – 9GB per hour

1440p Max Quality – 14GB per hour

While selecting an option, make sure that you have an internet connection that is fast enough to support it, to experience stutter-free gameplay.

Also read: How to connect Samsung TV with Xbox and PlayStation controllers?

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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