Tech Advisor - UK (2020-02)

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 79

essentially an extension of this.) Over a wireless LAN,

lag increases even further.

Remember that playing games over Project xCloud

is going to be an entirely subjective experience,

dependent upon your location, proximity to a cellular

tower, your carrier, network congestion, and other

factors. Based on my experience, here’s what I saw.

Playing games on xCloud: not bad at all

Project xCloud gives you access to four games: Killer

Instinct, Gears (of War) 5, Halo 5: Guardians, and Sea

of Thieves. Organized like this, the games range in

pace from KI, which is quite ‘twitchy’, down to the

relatively moderate Sea of Thieves. My oldest son

and I played all four, though I spent less time with Sea

Project xCloud is Xbox: if there was anything different

about what I saw on my phone’s screen versus on my

console, I didn’t notice it. But keep in mind that you’ll

need to squint at some of the tiny bits of type, too

FEBRUARY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 79

essentially an extension of this.) Over a wireless LAN,

lag increases even further.

Remember that playing games over Project xCloud

is going to be an entirely subjective experience,

dependent upon your location, proximity to a cellular

tower, your carrier, network congestion, and other

factors. Based on my experience, here’s what I saw.

Playing games on xCloud: not bad at all

Project xCloud gives you access to four games: Killer

Instinct, Gears (of War) 5, Halo 5: Guardians, and Sea

of Thieves. Organized like this, the games range in

pace from KI, which is quite ‘twitchy’, down to the

relatively moderate Sea of Thieves. My oldest son

and I played all four, though I spent less time with Sea

Project xCloud is Xbox: if there was anything different
about what I saw on my phone’s screen versus on my
console, I didn’t notice it. But keep in mind that you’ll
need to squint at some of the tiny bits of type, too