Resolution-based scaling of real-time interactive graphics

An electronic server system, comprising:

• a plurality of virtual machines, each of the virtual machines having a respective resource profile;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving a request from a client device to establish a real-time interactive gaming session, wherein the request is received through a network connection with the client device;
• determining a device capability of an output device associated with the client device;
• determining a connection capability of the network connection;
• determining one or more target quality parameters for the real-time interactive gaming session based on the device capability and the connection capability;
• selecting a first virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines based on the one or more target quality parameters, wherein selecting the first virtual machine comprises associating the first virtual machine with the real-time interactive gaming session;
• establishing the real-time interactive gaming session with the client device;
• and
• providing to the real-time interactive gaming session, in accordance with the resource profile of the first virtual machine, resources for processing inputs from the client device and generating gameplay outputs in accordance with the processed inputs within the real-time interactive gaming session;
• and
• maintaining association of the first virtual machine with the real-time interactive gaming session regardless of changes, if any, in device or network connection characteristics.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a server system including a plurality of virtual machines, each of the virtual machines having a respective resource profile, the one or more programs including instructions for:

• receiving a request from a client device to establish a real-time interactive gaming session, wherein the request is received through a network connection with the client device;
• determining a device capability of an output device associated with the client device;
• determining a connection capability of the network connection;
• determining one or more target quality parameters for the real-time interactive gaming session based on the device capability and the connection capability;
• selecting a first virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines based on the one or more target quality parameters, wherein selecting the first virtual machine comprises associating the first virtual machine with the real-time interactive gaming session;
• establishing the real-time interactive gaming session with the client device;
• and
• providing to the real-time interactive gaming session, in accordance with the resource profile of the first virtual machine, resources for processing inputs from the client device and generating gameplay outputs in accordance with the processed inputs within the real-time interactive gaming session;
• and
• maintaining association of the first virtual machine with the real-time interactive gaming session regardless of changes, if any, in device or network connection characteristics.