Amazon GameLift Streams launches real-time performance stats and improved API error messaging

Today, Amazon GameLift Streams launched new powerful observability capabilities with session performance stats that provide real-time data for individual stream sessions, offering insights into application performance issues.

Game developers requested deeper visibility into session performance and resource utilization. The new stats we're delivering today help developers understand how their applications perform on specific stream classes and GPUs, giving them the data to make optimal GPU selections, optimize performance, and troubleshoot individual user experiences. Developers can now access detailed data on CPU, memory, GPU, and VRAM usage for active sessions through the GameLift Streams Web SDK, or view them in the AWS console's built-in overlay on the "Test stream" page. These performance stats can also be exported to a file for post-session analysis.

GameLift Streams also launched improved session status reasons and error messaging. Game developers now have deeper insights and actionable information on the reasons for stream session termination, enabling them to root cause unexpected termination and improve their troubleshooting experience.

The stream session performance stats and improved API error messaging are available in all AWS Regions where Amazon GameLift Streams is offered at no additional cost.

To get started with these new features, create new stream groups. To integrate session performance stats into your clients, download the updated Web SDK 1.1.0.

To learn more, visit:
AWS Docs: Real-time performance stats; Export stream session files
API Reference: Stream Session > Status Reason