Xbox One DVR limited to 720p

Last Updated: August 6, 2013

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Just the other day we talked about the Xbox Live Cloud, it’s 300,000 servers and how that’ll help increase the AI capabilities in Forza 5 by 600%. There’s much more than that to the cloud though – it also powers the DVR (digital video recorder) capabilities of the Xbox One.

We already know that your console will automatically record the last five minutes of your gameplay at all times, and that you can also save the last 30 seconds without stopping your gaming session (if you want to save the last 5 minutes you’ll need to pause the game).

Marc Whitten, chief architect for the Xbox One, has since confirmed to IGN that the DVR is limited to 720p at 30fps, meaning that you won’t be able to capture a game like Forza 5 in all it’s glory (1080p and 60fps).

I guess the limitation is justifiable given the extreme amounts of space that saved Xbox One gaming clips are expected to take up. Upping the maximum resolution and frame rate will only increase that load, and Microsoft is already offering what is essentially unlimited space for storage. They need to draw the line somewhere (at least for now)!