Microsoft has worked very hard to bring their Xbox Cloud Gaming service to iOS devices, but for a lot of iOS users the experience that Microsoft promised was not up to the standards Users thought they would get. But surprisingly on Monday Microsoft just announced that they implemented a new series of enhancements improving the Xbox Cloud Gaming experience on all iPhone and iPad devices. They did promise a smoother and a lot more responsive gameplay experience.

Microsoft just shared a lot more details about this new update they are bringing for Xbox Cloud Gaming service, aiming to improve performance on iPhone and iPad devices, The company says that they optimized video output and network data transmission on iOS devices, and they also found a way to reduce overall input lag, Because input lag always takes you out of a game, Microsoft’s work here should be a lot more noticeable than previously.

The thing is that Microsoft is forced to offer their Xbox Cloud Gaming service through Safari as opposed to a dedicated app on iOS (Because of Apple’s policies on Game streaming apps) Although browser APIs have come a long way in the past few years, a web experience is not the best substitute for a native app as (It’s a lot clunkier than a nap. Let’s just put it that way)