Amazon GameLift Streams Adds Custom Aspect Ratio and Dynamic Resolution
Amazon GameLift Streams now supports custom aspect ratios and dynamic resolution to enhance player streaming experiences. Custom aspect ratio allows specific resolutions matching player devices, eliminating letterboxing and supporting various screen formats. Dynamic resolution automatically adjusts stream quality based on network fluctuations to maintain smooth playback. These features are available in all GameLift Streams regions, with Dynamic Resolution enabled by default for new stream groups.
- →Support for custom aspect ratio in streaming
- →Dynamic resolution for adaptive stream quality
- →New Web SDK required for features
- →Feature availability and documentation
Features (2) ›
- Support for custom aspect ratio in streaming
GameLift Streams now supports custom aspect ratios, allowing configurations for portrait, landscape, ultra-wide, and square aspect ratios. This eliminates letterboxing and provides native full-screen experiences on various devices by matching player device resolutions.
- Dynamic resolution for adaptive stream quality
Dynamic Resolution automatically adjusts stream quality based on player network bandwidth fluctuations. It reduces resolution during drops to maintain smooth playback and recovers automatically when conditions improve. This feature is enabled by default for all new stream groups.
Enhancements (1) ›
- New Web SDK required for features
Customers need to download the new Web SDK to utilize the custom aspect ratio and dynamic resolution features.
Notes (1) ›
- Feature availability and documentation
Both custom aspect ratio and dynamic resolution are available in all AWS Regions where Amazon GameLift Streams is offered. Further details can be found in the Amazon GameLift Streams Developer Guide.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/amazon-gamelift-streams/
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