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[dim field]

Hi, a question, can it be solved that when I am playing from a browser the game appears with black borders

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[tame hemlock]

xCloud games will always run in 16:9 aspect ratio, with the exception of Genshin Impact.
If your monitor is 16:9, make sure to enter full screen mode with F11 to get rid of the borders.

[dim field]

I use the resolution 1680 x 1050 and play in full screen, it looks bordered and with a fairly strong blur, can it improve by using it from the APP?

[fallen gust]

Xcloud streams at 1080p max. which is a 16:9 resolution. 1680 x 1050is a widescreen resolution. Black bars will be required

[dim field]

From my computer I can only do that and lower it to 1024 x 768, will it still look like that then?

[tame hemlock]

Yes, your monitor will always have black bars, since you have a different aspect ratio.

[dim field]

If anyone knows how to change it to 1600 x 900 from Intel, I would greatly appreciate it.

[dim field]

I understand

[fallen gust]

You don’t want to do that.
You want to run your monitor at its native resolution and you want to run the game full screen. The black bars re there to ensure the highest quality for the stream

Eliminating the black bars will result in awkward and unnecessary stretching

[dim field]

It should be clarified, if I put the browser in window mode and make it a little smaller, it looks normal.

[fallen gust]

The xcloud streaming video will be a maximum of 1080p , it doesn’t want to be stretch to a non 16:9 ratio

The black bars are an important feature to keep the game looking correct on monitors of different shapes

[dim field]

I understand that, what I want to know is if I can lower it to 1600 x 900 from my PC, so as not to have the edges

[fallen gust]

Your monitor is 1680x1050, there is no way to not have black borders without messing up the xcloud streamed video quality

[tame hemlock]

If you force it to a 16:9 aspect ratio you might get rid of the black bars, but the entire content on your entire PC and in your game will be stretched and looks morphed. I wouldn't suggest trying that.
Just play in 16:9 with black bars and you'll be fine. It's the same as with any other content like YouTube Videos for example.
Lots of media is optimized for certain aspect ratios, it's just how it goes. It's not a problem.

[dim field]

Ok, thank you very much for the help, really.

[fallen gust]

Oh “letterbox” is the name of the bars btw

[dim field]

So, it doesn't affect the graphic section, just some edges, like a cinema

[tame hemlock]

Yes, it won't affect your image quality. Your game stream is still running in 1080p.

[dim field]

Okay, by chance, do you know if they will ever change that and accept it in all resolutions? Mostly

If I try from a laptop it will probably fit my image

[tame hemlock]

From my understanding it's running on Xbox Series hardware, and all console games are optimized for 16:9 aspect ratio.
There still may be some games supporting different ratios in the future, like Genshin Impact. In that game the window can be adjusted freely.
But I wouldn't count on it becoming the norm. Especially since bigger resolutions would decrease stream quality.