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- Optimisations for windowed games: According to Microsoft, the optimisations are currently being tested and they are designed to significantly reduce latency and unlock gaming features, including Auto HDR and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
- New HDR calibration app: It will enable players to improve colour accuracy and consistency of their HDR displays
- Game Pass Widget: It will allow players to browse and discover games from Game Pass and jump back into their recently played titles
- Controller bar: It would populate a list of most recent games, and shortcuts to popular game launchers, including the Xbox app. Controller bar enables players to jump back into their games or even access Xbox Cloud Gaming without the need for a mouse and keyboard. This is also currently being tested in the Windows Insider program
- New personalised gaming home page featuring news, game guides, live streams, game highlights, tournaments, upcoming and newly released games, and the Xbox Cloud Gaming library, including easy access to recently played games and related content
- Built-in Clarity Boost to make gameplay from the cloud look sharper and clearer when playing in the Microsoft Edge browser on Window
- The new Games menu in Microsoft Edge would offer easy access to free, popular games like Microsoft Solitaire, Atari Asteroids, Microsoft Jewel, and Microsoft Edge’s exclusive Surf game
- Efficiency mode to help improve gaming performance on Windows 10 and 11 to keep them running fast and smooth by automatically reducing browser resource usage when a PC game is launched.
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