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>Counterexample: I was happily playing Destiny (a "twitchy" FPS) on an iPad in AirBnBs by Lake Tahoe or in Washington. I was really impressed. Another anecdote

>Counterexample: I was happily playing Destiny (a "twitchy" FPS) on an iPad in AirBnBs by Lake Tahoe or in Washington. I was really impressed. Another anecdote: I played through the entirety of Celeste (an extremely difficult frame-perfect platformer) on Stadia with almost no issues. I switched to GeforceNow when Stadia announced they were shutting down. It's comparable in quality most of the time, but has quite a few quirks and the UX leaves a lot to be desired.

0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
Celeste is a very strong data point in favor of the platform. That being said, it is amusing that you are describing a game that could likely run on 10 year old hardware without any issue.
- AceJohnny2 4y ago
  > it is amusing that you are describing a game that could likely run on 10 year old hardware without any issue. That really has no relation to the inherent problem of cloud gaming: latency. In fact, an Apple II can have better latency than a modern computer! [1] And as a counterpoint to Celeste, they recently released their toy/testing game "The Worm Game" as a sort of parting gift, and I was shocked at the latency on that, where I had to really anticipate turning the snake. It was a completely different experience, and had I tried that first I never would've believed in the platform. [1] https://danluu.com/input-lag/ https://danluu.com/input-lag/
  - 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
    I consider the best cloud gaming use case for playing games in high fidelity without owning a dedicated gaming computer. My point was strictly that the cloud likely has nothing to offer on this front: any and every computer could likely run it locally.
    - drusepth 4y ago
      It's always nice to be able to take your save with you to friends' houses, traveling, or even just to your couch/bed without lugging your computer everywhere (or worrying about copying/syncing saves across devices), or just play your desktop-quality games on a phone/laptop while sitting somewhere comfy. I have two dedicated gaming computers (one at a desk and one at a TV) and apparently still ended up putting in 828 hours of Stadia because it was just a nicer experience to have a single "gaming PC" with all of my games/saves that I could access from anywhere (even from either of my "real" gaming PCs!).

0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago

Celeste is a very strong data point in favor of the platform. That being said, it is amusing that you are describing a game that could likely run on 10 year old hardware without any issue.

AceJohnny2 4y ago
> it is amusing that you are describing a game that could likely run on 10 year old hardware without any issue. That really has no relation to the inherent problem of cloud gaming: latency. In fact, an Apple II can have better latency than a modern computer! [1] And as a counterpoint to Celeste, they recently released their toy/testing game "The Worm Game" as a sort of parting gift, and I was shocked at the latency on that, where I had to really anticipate turning the snake. It was a completely different experience, and had I tried that first I never would've believed in the platform. [1] https://danluu.com/input-lag/ https://danluu.com/input-lag/
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
  I consider the best cloud gaming use case for playing games in high fidelity without owning a dedicated gaming computer. My point was strictly that the cloud likely has nothing to offer on this front: any and every computer could likely run it locally.
  - drusepth 4y ago
    It's always nice to be able to take your save with you to friends' houses, traveling, or even just to your couch/bed without lugging your computer everywhere (or worrying about copying/syncing saves across devices), or just play your desktop-quality games on a phone/laptop while sitting somewhere comfy. I have two dedicated gaming computers (one at a desk and one at a TV) and apparently still ended up putting in 828 hours of Stadia because it was just a nicer experience to have a single "gaming PC" with all of my games/saves that I could access from anywhere (even from either of my "real" gaming PCs!).