Microsoft has integrated Microsoft Teams with the Xbox Game Bar, allowing users to stream their gameplay in real-time to friends over Teams video calls. Up to 20 people can join a call to watch and chat together while gaming. The viewer can see both the game and overlaid video of friends. However, streaming performance is currently limited to 30fps or less, which is not ideal for viewing high-fidelity PC games. Viewers also cannot yet see overlaid video during gameplay. While this new feature aims to compete with Discord for social gaming, the integration still needs improvements to provide a comparable experience. Overall, Microsoft is trying to grow Teams communities and social features to rival other platforms like Discord.
Wtf who is this for
@trashhalo This really feels like Microsoft’s Google Assistant moment - taking a duplicative effort of something they already had, gassing it to high heaven and shoving it *everywhere* despite not being asked for or welcome.
Only time will tell if they will also follow Google’s approach of it slowly languishing until it crumbles apart and they do the process all over again.