How to fix latency issues for game streaming

Hey there!

It's not just a case of the download speed, it's to do with the latency of the streaming connection. Because of the nature of how packets queue and things like that, to get a really low latency between the Xbox and PC, the speed has to be limited. When you're
downloading, it doesn't matter too much about latency. When you're game streaming though, it matters a lot. That's why the console will limit the connection speed when streaming.

I also have a Steam Link, and you can set that to "unlimited bandwidth" for streaming games from the PC, when you use that setting however, not only is there a warning to tell you that the latency will increase, but when I've used it, there is a horrible
delay between input and movement on the screen.

The best thing to do is not to use the game streaming feature if you are downloading and are in a hurry for that download to complete.

Hope that all makes sense!

Hello Fabio,

Thanks for coming to the forums. Sorry for the issue with high latency. First off we recommend to reboot your network hardware. If you can also connect wired do that also and see if it is still high latency. You can also try out the guide for

troubleshoot streaming Xbox app. Go to the section: While game streaming, I’m having too
much lag or latency, or my audio/video glitches frequently

Thanks,

Brad

Netflix streaming at 1080p is not a fair example though because video can be buffered, streaming an interactive game over Shareplay is a different beast all together and i'm personally surprised that people aren't having serious latency issues.

aren't Twitch streams at 720p?

Hi TheDemon82995,

in lots of games my latency can be high you will notice this if more than 1 device is connected to the internet for example if your gaming and someone is streaming hd movies on Netflix it can affect the latency, more devices you have connected, the more issues
you will notice.

Hi! My name is Kyle and I'm an independent advisor.

Cloud gaming requires enough CPU and GPU power to handle video streaming. As your hardware is rather old, this may be causing problems when streaming games. If possible, I recommend trying cloud gaming on a different device such
as a smartphone or tablet to see if the same issue occurs.

Another factor to consider is network latency. You can visit the following website to check the latency between your network and the nearest Azure server, which is the service Xbox Cloud Gaming uses: https://www.azurespeed.com/Azure/Latency

Please check that site and let me know what the latency result is.

Thanks,
Kyle