Microsoft Edge gets new features specifically for gaming

Jun 24, 2022 18:37 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has just announced a series of updates for Microsoft Edge that would be specifically aimed at gamers, as the company says it’s “all in on gaming.”

This is why Microsoft Edge “is the best browser for gamers,” Microsoft says, with the new capabilities coming to the app to further improve the experience on this front.

First of all, Microsoft will introduce a new gaming homepage in Microsoft Edge, and of course, support for Xbox accounts will also be offered.

“It is personalized to your interests and designed to keep you connected to the content you care about like news, game guides, live streams, game highlights, tournaments, and upcoming and newly released games. And if you sign in with your Xbox account, you will get Xbox content such as games you might like and easy access to the Xbox Cloud Gaming library — including recently played games and related content. If you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, you can even launch and start playing games with Xbox Cloud Gaming right in the browser,” Microsoft says.

Clarity Boost ready for launch

Then, Edge will be getting a dedicated Efficiency mode that will reducing browser resource usage to allow the device to use all its resources for gaming.

One-click access to free casual games, such as Microsoft Solitaire, will also be offered thanks to a new sidebar.

But the biggest addition is the support for clearer and crisper graphics thanks to Clarity Boost, a feature that Microsoft first announced several months ao.

“Clarity Boost is a spatial upscaling enhancement that makes streaming games look clearer and sharper while playing in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and 11. It uses a set of client-side scaling improvements to improve the visual quality of the video stream. Clarity Boost allows you to enjoy the most advanced games on the market and experience amazing graphics right from Microsoft Edge whether you are on your high-end PC gaming rig or your tablet,” the company explains.