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aming is moving to the cloud, at least
according to Apple, Google, and
Microsoft. The tech giants are going in
hard with gaming-via-the-internet platforms—
Apple Arcade, Google Stadia, and Project xCloud,
respectively—and they may be the companies that
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and simultaneously stir consumers’ interests.
Surely, three of computing’s biggest names can
master and popularize streaming gaming.The thing is, I have zero interest in the tech.THE EVOLUTION OF CLOUD GAMING
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meh. Sony has cloud gaming courtesy of
PlayStation Now, and it’s decent enough. Nvidia’s
GeForce Now service is okay, from what I hear.Game-streaming tech is evolving, so time will
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plus wild new features. Microsoft’s Project
xCloud, for one, carries the promise of gaming on
damn near any device with a screen, and Google
Stadia will add an interactive element that lets
you jump into another person’s game via a
YouTube livestream. It all sounds very cool.Why I Have Zero Interest
in Cloud Gaming
COMMENTARY
Lead Analyst Jeffrey
L. Wilson has penned
gadget- and video
game-related nerd-
copy for a variety of
publications,
including 1UP, 2D-X,
Laptop, Parenting,
and of course,
PCMag.