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Yeah but people who want 4k120hz etc and play console are an extreme minority.

by rjh29 4y ago

dm_me_dogs 4y ago
That doesn't mean that playing on the cloud is good though, does it? It's still a subpar experience in terms of reponsiveness and image quality, even on a 60Hz display. It's not my internet connection either, as I have my Series X hooked up with an ethernet cable, and my line is a 500/500 fiber line from Bell, with at most 5ms latency. I should be the ideal customer for cloud gaming, and it's still not good.
- PretzelPirate 4y ago
  I am in the Midwest and have the opposite experience. Most of the time I can't tell the difference between playing on the cloud vs locally on my Series X. Playing battle toads, forza, spelunky 2, etc... I'll sometimes get visual artifacting. I even played Wo Ling and it felt as good as playing locally. When I stream, it's in my Galaxy Fold 4 so resolution doesn't matter to me on that size screen.
- plif 4y ago
  My experience is that it's much better than the alternative of games running natively on your phone. I would say better than the switch too in most cases for me (more battery life, shorter load times) though may depend on the game. I also noticed a significant improvement running it on WiFi after I upgraded to a mesh network. I've only tried over cloud a few times, can appreciate connection requirements may very high, but even being able to load it up wirelessly in different parts of the house or backyard is a big plus for me.
- alonsonic 4y ago
  Cloud gaming is fantastic. I use it daily as I don't have or want to buy a PC or console. I pay $10 a month to play Destiny's latest expansion and I can unsub when I'm done. 4 months of gaming worth $40 instead of the console/PC price. It's also extremely convenient to try new games with a very low barrier of entry. Fantastic service
JohnTHaller 4y ago
Especially when big Activision-published titles like Destiny 2 are capped to 30fps on Xbox One X and 60fps on Xbox Series S/X.
meragrin_ 4y ago
Why do you say that? You can get 4k120hz for about the price of a console so price isn't a limiting factor.
- xdavidliu 4y ago
  whether someone can afford something and whether someone wants to use it consistently are two different things. I can afford a $3000 gaming PC, but I would never buy one since I'm not that into playing games at the highest settings.
- rjh29 4y ago
  Admittedly I haven't kept up with the PS5 but the PS4 Pro at least basically let you choose between 4k and 60fps and couldn't do both, and generally you're not going to get 4k120hz on any game, let alone at maximum graphics settings. I feel like the intersection between enthusiasts and console gamers is quite low because most people buy a PC.

Yeah but people who want 4k120hz etc and play console are an extreme minority.

by rjh29 4y ago

Yeah but people who want 4k120hz etc and play console are an extreme minority.

That doesn't mean that playing on the cloud is good though, does it? It's still a subpar experience in terms of reponsiveness and image quality, even on a 60Hz display. It's not my internet connection either, as I have my Series X hooked up with an ethernet cable, and my line is a 500/500 fiber line from Bell, with at most 5ms latency. I should be the ideal customer for cloud gaming, and it's still not good.

PretzelPirate 4y ago
I am in the Midwest and have the opposite experience. Most of the time I can't tell the difference between playing on the cloud vs locally on my Series X. Playing battle toads, forza, spelunky 2, etc... I'll sometimes get visual artifacting. I even played Wo Ling and it felt as good as playing locally. When I stream, it's in my Galaxy Fold 4 so resolution doesn't matter to me on that size screen.
plif 4y ago
My experience is that it's much better than the alternative of games running natively on your phone. I would say better than the switch too in most cases for me (more battery life, shorter load times) though may depend on the game. I also noticed a significant improvement running it on WiFi after I upgraded to a mesh network. I've only tried over cloud a few times, can appreciate connection requirements may very high, but even being able to load it up wirelessly in different parts of the house or backyard is a big plus for me.
alonsonic 4y ago
Cloud gaming is fantastic. I use it daily as I don't have or want to buy a PC or console. I pay $10 a month to play Destiny's latest expansion and I can unsub when I'm done. 4 months of gaming worth $40 instead of the console/PC price. It's also extremely convenient to try new games with a very low barrier of entry. Fantastic service

JohnTHaller 4y ago

Especially when big Activision-published titles like Destiny 2 are capped to 30fps on Xbox One X and 60fps on Xbox Series S/X.

meragrin_ 4y ago

Why do you say that? You can get 4k120hz for about the price of a console so price isn't a limiting factor.

xdavidliu 4y ago
whether someone can afford something and whether someone wants to use it consistently are two different things. I can afford a $3000 gaming PC, but I would never buy one since I'm not that into playing games at the highest settings.
rjh29 4y ago
Admittedly I haven't kept up with the PS5 but the PS4 Pro at least basically let you choose between 4k and 60fps and couldn't do both, and generally you're not going to get 4k120hz on any game, let alone at maximum graphics settings. I feel like the intersection between enthusiasts and console gamers is quite low because most people buy a PC.