Ultimately / objectively I agree, but subjectively I'm not so sure -- I recently gave NVIDIA GeForce NOW a whirl (cloud gaming, $19.99/month (cheaper prepaid) f

Ultimately / objectively I agree, but subjectively I'm not so sure -- I recently gave NVIDIA GeForce NOW a whirl (cloud gaming, $19.99/month (cheaper prepaid) for an 'Ultimate' account which instantly connects you to an RTX 4080 VM + HDR + max 240fps) and it just works. Super smooth, realtime gameplay at max graphics. I wanted to test it out given that my son was looking to upgrade his PC and not only are component costs through the roof, there's barely any inventory to be had if you were trying to buy exactly what you want! (thanks, resellers...) It's not a perfect setup obviously -- really only ideal for AAA games with cloud saves, no mods, etc (Cyberpunk 2077, that kind of thing), and I won't make the argument that it's ultimately better than local for gaming (it's not), but I will say that in my experience, the hardware-rendered framerates are through the roof, it streams seamlessly at high resolution, and I could see envision a scenario where video editing on an appropriate VM should be virtually indistinguishable from local. Just food for thought!