You can keep Edge open and launch a high-intensity game without losing RAM. Now, instead of closing Edge to save on memory resources, the browser will automatically reduce its resource usage while you’re playing. The new Efficiency Mode for Edge works when you’re playing a game you’ve already got on your PC.

Not all of the updates relate to cloud gaming. You’ll need to first launch a game, then click on the (…) menu found in the top left of the screen, and toggle Clarity Boost to the “on” position. Clarity Boost will work on any supported device, whether you play on a high-end PC or a tablet.Ĭlarity Boost is not turned on by default. Microsoft claims this will make games streamed via the cloud as crisp as games downloaded to a console. Clarity Boost helps make streaming games look sharper and clearer by scaling visuals on the client side. The new Edge also brings a bevy of features to help improve gameplay.

The gaming homepage can be accessed by launching Edge and clicking on the new “Gaming” header at the top of the screen. Users with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription can launch and play Xbox cloud games directly from the browser. Users signed into Edge with their Xbox account will see their gaming library and gaming-related news as soon as they launch the browser, rather than the news and weather. The first thing gamers will notice is a new gaming homepage on their Edge browser. Microsoft recently teased a Game Pass widget and optimization for cloud gaming at the Xbox & Bethesda Showcase on June 12, so today’s Edge update wasn’t completely unexpected.

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