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I suspect they are trying to do for gaming what they did for videos. Saying it's not going to happen is like saying video streaming just isn't going to happen

I suspect they are trying to do for gaming what they did for videos. Saying it's not going to happen is like saying video streaming just isn't going to happen. The tech was far behind but it caught up.

dartos 3y ago
There are physical limits in play here in terms of latency that video does not need to deal with. Playing many video games requires very low latency, which will be impossible to guarantee everywhere.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  A common problem in networked video games, doesn't mean it doesn't get sorted out eventually. "1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age of Empires and Beyond" https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/1500-archers-on-a-28-8-network-programming-in-age-of-empires-and-beyond https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/1500-archers-on-a-...
  - nitwit005 3y ago
    There are some games that will be fine, but you'd need a way around the speed of light to fully eliminate the latency issues.
  - minetest2048 3y ago
    Networked games can do client side prediction and make basic interactions such as panning camera and selecting menu feel interactive and nice, even under severe lag. For cloud games by definition you can't do that, as soon as you try to do client side prediction might as well you run the whole game client side. Does this matter? Depends on the game and the player
nitwit005 3y ago
If you can stream video, you can stream game video. This has been possible for well over a decade. Several of the most prominent tech companies in the world have already tried this business idea, and fallen on their faces.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Nope, video games are interactive, video is consumption only.
  - nitwit005 3y ago
    I know what a video game is, thanks. It was possible to implement once streaming video was possible. I did not mean the video was the only component.

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I suspect they are trying to do for gaming what they did for videos. Saying it's not going to happen is like saying video streaming just isn't going to happen

by segmondy 3y ago

dartos 3y ago
There are physical limits in play here in terms of latency that video does not need to deal with. Playing many video games requires very low latency, which will be impossible to guarantee everywhere.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  A common problem in networked video games, doesn't mean it doesn't get sorted out eventually. "1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age of Empires and Beyond" https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/1500-archers-on-a-28-8-network-programming-in-age-of-empires-and-beyond https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/1500-archers-on-a-...
  - nitwit005 3y ago
    There are some games that will be fine, but you'd need a way around the speed of light to fully eliminate the latency issues.
  - minetest2048 3y ago
    Networked games can do client side prediction and make basic interactions such as panning camera and selecting menu feel interactive and nice, even under severe lag. For cloud games by definition you can't do that, as soon as you try to do client side prediction might as well you run the whole game client side. Does this matter? Depends on the game and the player
nitwit005 3y ago
If you can stream video, you can stream game video. This has been possible for well over a decade. Several of the most prominent tech companies in the world have already tried this business idea, and fallen on their faces.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Nope, video games are interactive, video is consumption only.
  - nitwit005 3y ago
    I know what a video game is, thanks. It was possible to implement once streaming video was possible. I did not mean the video was the only component.