Honestly, can I say this has been one of your better videos because this is the first time I have seen a video of yours where there was plainly no shilling. The lack of Jimmy Complain also was refreshing because the only thing he does when he comes on your video is literally talks down to the console you are trying to be a proponent for while adding very little to your videos. This was well thought out, well organized and pretty objective. I think if you could do more videos like this and less of the shilling / speculative no sources rambling - your channel would do better.

Is this why they upped the price of gamepass today? 😭😭😭

I bought the firetv ethernet adapter and it works great. No stutter no lag.

It's the future because the price of entry is much lower, the device is much smaller, and you need to pay forever. edit: many replies seem to think that I approve of the pay-forever model. I was being sarcastic, seeing it from the point of view of the companies who control the hardware. Whatever they decide becomes the new normal, which is why I hate the new generations of consoles.

This is 100% an advertisement for X-Cloud / Fire Stick

At about 17:40, you mention that you can not connect via ethernet...but with an adapter you can connect the firestick to ethernet. Still not sure if it would make a difference, but it is available.

This man is either rich or packing some serious stuff. That's some 10 wife

It's crazy that they don't allow for an ethernet connection. WiFi is disrupted by too many sources, and often comes with the added benefit of high latency.

I have had an 85" Samsung TV with this Xbox feature built in . Having the ethernet connected to my TV still does not fix the Input lag . The input lag is caused by BT signal interference between the remote and the device , which can be fixed with placement of electronic devices around the play space.

Tbh, using a rather simple HDMI adapter for a game streaming subscription service isn't the worst idea I heard in recent times, largely depending on pricing of course. Input lag is still unforgivable.

If Microsoft wanted this so badly just turn our TVs into consoles outright.

They sent you 12 MONTHS to TEST IT?!?!?!

The lack of the full gamepass library is another issue that I have with the Xbox app

Yo man your wife is fuckin gorgeous y'all look good together 💯

You gotta use the right power adapter for the fire stick, it's notoriously finicky with power. The TV USB power could be as low as 500 mah. Fire stick will use way more power than that at idle, adding in Bluetooth, wifi and streaming and decoding, that firestick is being pushed to its limits. The wired Ethernet solves Internet lag, but it also has its own beefier power supply. It fixes a lot of issues since the power is coming from that.

Brooo that’s your wife!? Drop the stick (pause) and focus on her. 💯

Make sure you use something like wifi analyzer and select a free channel on your router. You only get lag and glitches when a neighbours wifi is overlapping yours on the same channel. Also have everything else in your home connect using the 2.4ghz and keep the 5ghz band for your firestick only. Setting the frequency to 80mhz will also give you more throughput. The fire stick also has MU-MIMO so turn that on in your router too, it usually only works when you turn 80mhz on first. Basically dial in your wifi connection and you'll have an almost seamless experience

I could be totally wrong but I wonder if not plugging the fire stick into a external power supply had something to do with the initial problems, because even if you're just updating the firestick it's recommended to plug it into external power instead of the usb power on the t.v because it will take longer than it should, but I don't know, because it seems like it shouldn't matter but it does.

What they don't tell you about streaming Xbox Games is that it works best via a 5Ghz wireless network.....That's how it's meant to be played !! It will work via a 2.4Ghz wireless network BUT it won't run anywhere near as smooth and it'll have more lag etc. etc. !!

Don't do what this guy does. Never plug any tv stick or box's power into the tv usb port. TV's at general only supply 500 milliamps. The fire stick at least needs 1 amp. What this means is at first it might work or it might work for years before failing but one day it will destroy your TV's usb port. Check your TV's specifications first before doing what this guy did because if your TV is a cheaper model the chance of it breaking is much higher. If your TV can supply 1 amp go for it but otherwise do not attempt.

I get a line that scrolls down the screen with streaming with textures going from 720p to 480p with 300mbps wifi and 400 hardliners to series x.

☁️ gaming depends so much on your internet connection! Sucks it's not more stable, but that's the game when you play cloud it can be great until your internet slows down a bit!

I dont even thing a Casual gamer would want to live with the lag and inconvienince that comes with cloud gaming. I know i couldnt.

I don't think people will remember that the fire stick is capable of gaming.

The biggest thing about input delay on a device like this is wireless network simply isn't stable enough for cloud gaming just yet. With a wired connection I'm sure it runs great, but otherwise I imagine it's very inconsistent.

The input lag. I had that with cloud gaming on console until I realized everything needed to be a wired connection (even the controller helps) which isn’t possible with the Firestick. As reference I played 300+ hours of Starfield on an Xbox one S before upgrading to a series S.

I assume the controller is connected via Blutooth, not the 2.4GHz proprietary signal? That would explain a lot of the lag. I can see it work as a supplement to your Xbox console, in cases like the one you mentioned in this video. But having people pay $20 a month to get the Ultimate tier to have THIS as their primary experience would be a tough sell. I wouldn't want this to be my introduction into gaming either, as the lag might mess with your head and make you believe that games are simply not for you. I tried the NVidea Shield with GeForce Now a while ago, and even though I hooked it up via ethernet cable, the additional lag introduced by connecting my Controller with Blutooth made gaming unenjoyable for me, once I plugged it in it did improve significantly but still suffered from the odd hitch, so I ended up sending it back. My favorite remote game experience is Playstation Remote. I got my Playstation plugged directly into my router and the router is plugged into my PC then the controller is plugged into my PC as well. It works, I don't have to buy any additional devices and it's not hidden behind any subscription paywalls.

I stream Xbox Cloud Gaming exclusively. Fits into my lifestyle. No games, accessories, consoles, cords. Just games when I want. Like having access to Geforce Now and Luna also. I personally only pay for Gamepass at this point.

The wife interview was a great idea, she plays but not like 8+ hours a day or has been gaming strongly for a while but she is a casual player. It's a great idea that you had separation like that, you have PC master race with the most current specs in a 5-8k PC while the "console peasants" have a good time with what we have and is somwtime more than what we really use it for.

No! I want to own my physical games and not in cloud. I don’t support this new gaming method

Aren't you glad you don't have dial-up? Nothing on the cloud will ever compare to local. You are literally sending an input signal to God knows where, waiting for that to process and send feedback.

Ah YEAH....cloud gaming requires THE BEST internet connection and even if you can afford a SUPER fast connection the SPEED varies from day to day/hour to hour. Welcome to the digital future XBOX has been pushing since the Xbox One.

Just remember you don’t own anything by being completely digital.

As a Project xCloud Founding Member, this brings back memories, some good, and others, well, not so good. It also reminds me of why I haven’t used a Bluetooth controller in ages! To avoid the input lag, I will generally use a USB Razer controller, but I’ve also opted for 2.4GHz prior to that as my workaround. All said, I’m sure a modicum of this has to do with being forced into using a Bluetooth controller, but I’m thinking that the primary reason why the issues were so aggressive on very first use was probably due to some internal firmware upgrade or apps downloading behind the scenes to patch anything that they needed to handle after these kits were boxed to be shipped. Who realistically even knows just how long that particular timeframe was?! It would definitely explain the issues on day one that subsequently corrected themselves aside from some random lag that’s beyond your control. I mean, sure, there could have been a plethora or WLAN/LAN/WAN issues from slower speeds at that specific time to packet loss to WLAN channel interference, and downloads certainly would be worse when in conjunction with any of those issues, but something tells me that it was simply “behind the scenes housekeeping.” BTW, I enjoyed the video! 👍

screw cloud gaming. physical media all the way

Problem is every time a company send something to a reviewer no matter what it is movie , book or something like this , I can not take the review serious simple as that , cause it was paid for .

PlayStation announced just the other day they where bring PlayStation plus to Amazon fire sticks and tvs just like Xbox

I feel like this would be good for traveling or visiting someone who doesn't have an xbox, small and easy to use

I’m getting my buddy to paint my firestick 4K max like a little Xbox lol

Xbox having hybrid console would be most convenient for me, downloading locally is important for me, if internet crashes or cloud gaming has issues and you're not able to play games, having it locally is a must for me, i think best about cloud gaming is you don't have to download all the games that takes hours and size, you boot the game fast, this is where it is a big W

I left console gaming for a few years (had Xbox OG and PS one, then a Wii, then PC only for a while). I got into the trial for XCloud and got to play gamepass on my Samsung phone with an Xbox wireless controller. Being the genius I am, I streamed the whole mess to my Samsung TV. WHAT A KLUDGE!! There was serious input lag from all corners. That said, I had fun. I had a lot of fun. It served as a gateway drug to me getting a Series X. I still play cloud gaming on occasion on my tablet over 5g, with acceptable results.

I only play rpgs and strategy games on cloud gaming. The number of players on cloud affects the performance. That's what's behind the inconsistency.

the firestick was probly still setting up and updating software it had to be doing something in the background when u first played and was done the next time

This must be the new "hardware" they were talking about......... because they are scared to use the word CONSOLE anymore.

You can hook up a FireTV stick with an Ethernet adapter...

Sounds like the sync of the controller. Or battery power. Or internet lag. I have the Samsung Xbox and it’s amazing, only complaint is that I have to log out and log in my kids account individually. You can’t have multiple users. It’s the only complaint. Cloud sync seems amazing but I live in the country and finally have fast enough internet.

I have that exact fire stick and can not find the app on its store is anyone else having the same issue? Hopefully they fix the issue soon smh

With the input lag, that may be from your router switching from a congested wifi channel to a less congested one. There's two ways to help alleviate this 1) use a WiFi analyzer app on your phone to see what wifi channels are the most isolated and set your router to them manually 2) You can get an ethernet adapter for the fire stick which will eliminate the issue of wifi channel congestion and make input lag much more consistent In this situation streaming from the Series S to the fire stick would be a better option as it keeps everything on your home network, though I'm not sure if that's supported

You will never ever catch me playing video games on a slow loading laggy fire stick or anything of that nature I will be on consoles till the end of time I'm not streaming garbage and watching it lag on a little fire stick or something similar that's we can performance I'll stick to consoles all day everyday

The inconsistent input lag day to day is the real issue. As a techie who used to work with Fiber Optic Internet, I can verify it was not my connection.

I think the lag was probably your own Internet. Try it at different times in day and night and youl find out if its a WiFi problem or the stick

This is awesome. You can play xbox on fire stick now so I can play upstairs in the bedroom without buying a whole 2nd xbox

Nice looking Pad Brother .... Glad to see your doing well in the new place ..... 😊😉🙃🙂

Not all TVs, my 1986 Console will not work. Yeah, I have it hooked up to a collection, intellivision, a VCR and a 2600. I did it so my kids would see how I had to play.

I have crazy good internet. The problem is not the price range. Its the fact that streaming is garbage.

You need to plug it into the wall. Maybe a 65w block. Like it is a pi

Is there anything different about the fire stick? Is it the same one you would buy on Amazon?

Well i see it is listed on the fire tv and is available for my devices. I have a fire tv and a firestick. But its unavailable to download. Here in the UK

Damn… he got game 😅

3:20 i knew i heard it. Careless whisper is playing

I mean this is honestly good for families and kids who can’t afford consoles. It’s inclusive. Now kids won’t be made fun of for not playing games that other kids brag or talk about that can now be available to them

Xcloud works well on Fire Stick 4k Max. And 6e internet is a game changer, so fast. Cloud gaming is the future. Well help when they release a controller with WIFI built in

Did you turn on game mode on you're tv? Helps reduce input lag

You can do this already on any Google TV box. Do it on my Nvidia shield all the time and play game pass

Lately, I’ve mostly been using my Xbox as a streaming device 😂

The sweet spot in PC is to get new parts 3 years after the next big upgraded parts come out, you will always be able to run games beyond

I feel like you starting off with a bad experience with the fire stick but waking up to a new and better experience is due to Xbox monitoring your gameplay as you go.

So, one has to buy a network /lan adapter to connect the fire stick via lan cable to the modem . It has been available for yrs. Just sharing some info.

YOURE WIFE???? bro focus on her

This streaming thing seems like a good idea as it's just not remote play but streaming by the cloud alogether.

17:42 There's an ethernet adapter for the Amazon Fire TV Stick.

You can already play games without a console on an app. I just pair my phone with the controller and use hdmi cable to cast to TV.

8:35 🤨🤨🤨

somthing i like to see, is a tv that can have console modules, so you can add a playstation xox or a mini pc to the back of your tv

Background operations?

Cloud gaming is absolutely shocking on the xbox itself why would they put it on a firestick?

What about the price increase for games pass

The problem is if ur experience is most peoples first experience with it as well then 9/10 ppl are gonna give up on it without giving it a chance

Bro stop bringing up your wife and get to the content.

the streaming is only 1080p which is not ideal when using a fancy 4k tv.

This is gonna kill the Series S. I think that's the plan. They hired Amazon to be the hit man. Damn,ironically I ordered my carbon black Series S from Amazon.

this is a awesome idea to have access to gaming for a house... i nearly live in my room with my PC and consol in one room. so for the situations i would need to be downstairs and get tired of watching TV with the dog next to me {becuse the dog don't want to be in my room} the dog can lay beside me and i can do some light gaming to pass the time. i will be looking for this feature i hope with some other streaming services like maybe Vizio, or Roku down the line so i can try this out

Like if xbox fan 👇

The "double time" issue she described is definitely an Xbox problem. I've experienced it with multiple controllers and even replacing the thumbstick did not solve it. It's probably the software or signal.

Then what's the point about an Xbox just get a fire stick or a PC

Hey bro you scored big, your wife is beautiful. But let's get back to cloud gaming, I only use it when I wanna go back to a game like Forza 5 or some little gamepass games and they stream perfect on my Xbox Series X and S.

Xbox cloud sucks i doubt it will be any good

i can use cloud gaming on other services like shadow or gforce now but gamepass has input lag and sometimes the game will freeze for a sec and a glitchy line will go down the screen before continuing like nothing happened

It looks like it's running the games at 27 FPS. Almost playable but certainly not the smooth and consistent 60 you'd expect in modern times.

Did you plug it into the same slow tv? Maybe its your TV thats causing the games to lag?

Companies are so out of touch with their consumers, who is honestly asking for cloud gaming? PlayStation doesn’t even have to bother with stuff like that and that’s likely why they have a widely popular catalogue of exclusives

Didnt they learn from the failure of Google Stadia?

It seems like only 2 years ago, that the Xbox series and PS5 were released.

With gaming PC’s getting cheaper and cheaper, it doesn’t make sense to own a console….even for the exclusives….

Honestly I think the Fire Stick route was more directed towards Amazon users than pre-existing Xbox members. I still love the ease of use tho- looks great for traveling

You do know if you have 2 many apps on a Tv it slows it down a lot delete a few apps and it will speed up gotta remember most tvs only have only like not even 1gb of storage space and once its almost halfway full menues goto a crawl and slows down a lot.

The biggest benifit of this is you can play anywhere you can plug in a fire stick. You can also load the app on your phone and literally play anywhere. You don't even have to have a controller with your phone, it creates touchscreen controls for the games

bro got that diamond rizz 😭 ..but on a real note. cloud gaming is not for hardcore gamers. this will appeal to families that will probably already have a firestick and will just get gamepass to play xbox games and not spend lots of money on a console

This is great for when I travel. I work remotely and sometimes AirBNB in different regions and cities I want to check out. Instead of lugging around my S (b/c let's face it the gargantuan X tower is staying put), I just bring the fire stick and elite controller. I can stream tv and movies and play enough games to keep myself entertained in the short term. I highly recommend this to anyone who travels, but I would not recommend this as a primary for anyone other than a SUPER casual once in a blue moon gamer.

The problem with cloud gaming is that not all games are available. And vice versa. Like you can only play NBA 2k24 on cloud gaming And it cannot be downloaded to you system or computer