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Has any of the cloud gaming services been a success? To me the idea is rife with issues. You need a super reliable and a fast internet connection. Games are som

Has any of the cloud gaming services been a success? To me the idea is rife with issues. You need a super reliable and a fast internet connection. Games are something where ms count. Any latency can destroy the experience. Here you're talking about streaming 60 frames per second with no lag. It might work, but I would be pretty annoyed if I can't play games because my internet is broken or laggy. Also, data caps. I think MightyApp[1] is destined to the same fate. You'll end up spending far more over the long run for arguably a much shitty experience. Buying Hardware is an easy bargain, especially as it gets faster and cheaper. [1]: https://www.mightyapp.com/ https://www.mightyapp.com/

olivermuty 4y ago
I am on 0.75 gbit 100km from a dc, but msft stream gaming works great on my ipad pro at least. Havent tested on LTE.
viraptor 4y ago
> Games are something where ms count. Some games are. There's lots of genres where it doesn't matter much. Basically not everything is fps / racing / fighting.
seanhunter 4y ago
Tell that to the 43m daily active users of Roblox[1], or the millions of people who play animal crossing etc. Just because you may like to play the games where ms count doesn't mean there isn't a huge market for this. Especially for the younger demographic or the "chill gaming" segment. The right cloud-streaming service for games could be massive in my opinion if they get the price point and user offering right. Noone's quite done it yet but that doesn't mean it can't be done. [1] https://www.dexerto.com/roblox/how-many-people-play-roblox-player-count-tracker-2022-1726491/ https://www.dexerto.com/roblox/how-many-people-play-roblox-p...
faller_slive 4y ago
Many people play 30 FPS games on TVs that add 100+ ms of latency. Some people will buy 240 Hz gaming monitors with sub-1 ms response times but I think your underestimate what most people are okay with.

olivermuty 4y ago

I am on 0.75 gbit 100km from a dc, but msft stream gaming works great on my ipad pro at least. Havent tested on LTE.

viraptor 4y ago

> Games are something where ms count. Some games are. There's lots of genres where it doesn't matter much. Basically not everything is fps / racing / fighting.

seanhunter 4y ago

Tell that to the 43m daily active users of Roblox[1], or the millions of people who play animal crossing etc. Just because you may like to play the games where ms count doesn't mean there isn't a huge market for this. Especially for the younger demographic or the "chill gaming" segment. The right cloud-streaming service for games could be massive in my opinion if they get the price point and user offering right. Noone's quite done it yet but that doesn't mean it can't be done. [1] https://www.dexerto.com/roblox/how-many-people-play-roblox-player-count-tracker-2022-1726491/ https://www.dexerto.com/roblox/how-many-people-play-roblox-p...

faller_slive 4y ago

Many people play 30 FPS games on TVs that add 100+ ms of latency. Some people will buy 240 Hz gaming monitors with sub-1 ms response times but I think your underestimate what most people are okay with.