Do all Xcloud testers connect to Seattle servers currently? I'm in the UK and connect to...

A question for Mister Ohnaka.

Is the latency accurate for normal xbox servers.

Apparently when testing connection it pings servers in Seattle, Washington no matter where you are in the world.

So if you are on the other side of the atlantic ocean like in the UK you get high pings of over 150ms.

Does this mean the UK always gets a sub-standard connection or are we actually connected to servers in the UK?

I don't think you can do anything about the ping.

Apparently your xbox is pinging a server in Seattle so if your in the UK you will have a high ping.

I'm in Wales, I have fibre optic broadband and a wired connection and my pings usually around 160ms

I remember reading somewhere that irrespective of your location, xbox speed test goes via Seattle servers, is this right?

You can probs run an online speed test, using a device such as pc or mobile, and select a server in or near Seattle and you'll probably get results similar to xbox results. I have similar issue regarding tests from uk.

However... I should add that my actual upload speed in no way actually affects my online experience or functionality, and I use xcloud AND console streaming so I can play xbox at work via project xcloud.

So is your concern stemming from actual issues, or simply a response to the actual reported speed from the test?

Everyone you ask and every site you go to tells you something different. Like with Destiny 2 where apparently if there was a Bungie server in Australia we would not have the same issues and that we currently run through the Microsoft Server then through
to the US... When you do your checks on the xbox it gives you the speeds and latency to the microsoft/xbox server and you need to actually know where they server is that you connect to for each game to get a correct reading ... SO apparently I was told you
go through the Microsoft server which connects to the Bungie server in the USA to play ??? not sure if this is correct? seen lots of different opinions on this...

Package loss was 5 percent on the upload, after doing a bit of research since I'm in the uk and the server which the Xbox pings is in Seattle this seems to be normal levels

I believe that when you do the test on the Xbox it pings Microsoft's servers in Seattle. When you use speed test it chooses a local server. Test what you connection is to Seattle from speed test and report back.