Serious question: do you or anyone you know use cloud gaming ever? I feel like people keep trying to push it and it inevitably fails because it's a product NOBODY is asking for!
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2023
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I hear a lot of positive things about cloud gaming from both astroturfers and unabashed shills, does that count?
Possibly a dumb question but what is an astroturfer?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing
FYI, I literally just typed your exact question into Google and that was the first response.
It's a product the big tech companies are desperate to convince people they want because it would open the door to far more monetization
They would want full control over the software and enforce their vision of having you pay forever to lease their shit.
I use it occasionally to try out games on gamepass that I'm not sure I'll enjoy. I'll usually play for about 30 minutes to an hour and then decide if I want to install it or just play something else.
I also occasionally use it on my steamdeck but that's even less often.
I have had Gamepass for years and had no idea it had a cloud gaming component. lol
I used to play Stadia a lot, since I did not have the hardware to support high quality gaming. It worked splendidly, it's a shame they decided to shut it down.
If you have a console or a PC gaming, then of course it's useless.
Geforce Now is actually pretty good, but that's because it's your own Steam library, rather than something like Stadia where you're expected to buy games anew.
I used it for Stadia for a bit. Only thing I thought was an actually useful feature was instant demos. Other than that, I feel like the overlap of people who want to play games, can afford and have a really good Internet connection, but don't want to just buy a console/computer is really small.
I feel like the overlap of people who want to play games, can afford and have a really good Internet connection, but don’t want to just buy a console/computer is really small.
This is a really good point. I wonder if the value proposition changes significantly in places where the internet is really good but the average income is a lot lower than the US.
I used to play a bit on Geforce Now when I only had my laptop with me. That was the only service with usable latency where I live.
I used stadia as a Linux user to play Destiny and some other games.
There were a lot of pros, no cheaters, I could play on tons of devices/locations, there's less power draw vs running the game itself on a laptop, etc.
Unfortunately Stadia is dead, and I think it was the best of the best. I've tried some of the alternatives like GeForce and it barely even comes close to what Google was offering. It's certainly not got the value proposition.
No, never. I don't even like the idea of cloud saves.
I want my data on my network as much as I can and I will force remove the Samsung bloatware again from my phone
For me it's mainly a nice backup for when the Xbox or TV is occupied by someone else. I don't think I'd use it as my prime source of gaming. It works but it's not quite as good as the actual playing on your own hardware.