Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus Turns Almost Any TV into a Portable Gaming Rig, Thanks to Xbox Game Pass

Amazon’s latest Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, priced at $29.99 (was $49.99), is tiny, smaller than a pack of gum, but it packs a powerful punch, allowing you to stream 4K movies in super-sharp clarity and play console-quality games without the need for a large box under your TV. The new edition is the result of years of fine-tuning to provide you with a simple method to view your favorite shows or play games on virtually any screen with an HDMI connector.

You can have this device up and running in minutes by simply hooking it into your TV’s HDMI input, connecting the provided power adapter, and pairing the Alexa voice remote. Once you’ve set it up, the UI displays rows of apps and helpful recommendations based on over 1.8 million movies and TV episodes accessible on services like as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and, if you enjoy free things, Tubi and Pluto TV. Wi-Fi 6 ensures a rock-solid connection even when your home is jam-packed with gadgets. This means you won’t experience any lag when watching or downloading.

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The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus features a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. This means that apps open quickly, and menus scroll smoothly. With 8GB of storage, you may save downloaded information and keep your most frequently used items cached for easy access. All of this creates a seamless and hassle-free viewing experience.

Audio is transmitted over the TV in Dolby Atmos format, which is ideal for immersive sound if you have a soundbar or receiver that supports it. If you find yourself in a tight space behind the TV, don’t panic; an HDMI extender cable is provided in the package. Most brands’ remotes even include dedicated power and volume buttons, saving you from having to juggle multiple remotes.

Gaming is a whole new ballgame, and it’s all done via the cloud rather than local hardware. If you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, you can just launch the Xbox app on your TV and stream a variety of games, including recent releases such as Call of Duty, Hogwarts Legacy, and the iconic Halo and Fallout series. Amazon Luna is another choice, and Prime members receive access to a rotating selection of games for free, as long as they have a Prime subscription. Both services require a good internet connection, ideally cable or strong Wi-Fi, but if you have one, they should perform well at up to 1080p resolution.

Pairing a controller is simple; simply Bluetooth-connect an Xbox Wireless Controller and you’re ready to go, as it will function across a wide range of supported games in the Xbox app or Luna. Other Bluetooth choices, such as PlayStation controllers, appear to work in most cases. Input lag is kept to a minimum, especially if you have Wi-Fi 6 and Auto Low Latency Mode enabled, which simply adjusts the signal to your TV to ensure a speedy response time when gaming.