why is Xbox Gamebar screen recording quality so terrible?

Discus and support why is Xbox Gamebar screen recording quality so terrible? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I play Forza Horizon 4 in 1440p ultrawide, with a reasonable framerate of 240. I want to record my screen without any sort of third party software so I... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Adrian Janicki, Mar 13, 2025.

  1. Adrian Janicki
    Adrian Janicki Guest

    why is Xbox Gamebar screen recording quality so terrible?


    I play Forza Horizon 4 in 1440p ultrawide, with a reasonable framerate of 240. I want to record my screen without any sort of third party software so I try out the Xbox Gamebar in-built recording. It seemed perfectly fine, but the recording is in 480p or something and is also at a very low framerate, now I am forced to download some other recording software so I can create videos in my native resolution. Is the Gamebar recording quality a thing for everyone or is it just an issue specific to me?

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    Adrian Janicki, Mar 13, 2025
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  2. SwordofWhedon Win User

    why is Xbox Gamebar screen recording quality so terrible?

    built-in recording depends on the software and hardware that exists on your GPU as it's using its tools to compress the frame buffer
  3. Alvaro A- Win User

    why is Xbox Gamebar screen recording quality so terrible?

    Hi Adrian,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Xbox Community. I understand that you want to change the recording quality of your Game Bar. The current output that you have is set to low. You can change this setting in Windows 11 through:

    Settings > Gaming > Captures

    Set the Video Frame rate to 60 fps

    Set the Video Quality to High

    Regards,

    Alvaro

    Give back to the community. Help the next person who has this issue by indicating if one of my replies solved your problem. Click Yes or No.
  4. Farscape247 Win User

    Game Bar Multiple Monitors

    gamebar only records the main screen,
  5. JohnRamey Win User

    win 10 game bar captures gaming ok but to capture desktop it does audio with black screen - how to fix

    Gamebar on my pc will record steam gaming and youtube but will not record crave tv, netflix or tsn(audio with black screen).
  6. Kronic Herba Win User

    MW3 come join the DrOpClan Founder Status clan

    Your YouTube videos are terrible. I have never seen a game recorded in such terrible quality before.
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