DECEMBER 2020 PCWorld 125the cloud” to deliver games over the Internet
(go.pcworld.com/dlin). Because there’s no
Windows 10 app yet (go.pcworld.com/
no10), however, your best bet is to use either
your phone...or your Chromebook (go.
pcworld.com/chgm), which gives you the
experience of a “mobile PC” but with a bit of
latency attached. While we’re certainly not
going to argue that cloud gaming over a
Chromebook offers the same experience as a
gaming laptop, it’s still a heck of a lot cheaper
than buying one.
PLAY ANYWHERE GAMES
CAN BE PICKED UP ON
THE PC
We’re not going to stop you from upgrading
your PC when the component shortage
loosens. And if you prefer playing games on
your PC, that’s fine, too.
What the Xbox now offers—more and
more—are so-called ”Play Anywhere” games
(go.pcworld.com/pany), in which the “same”
game is accessible both on your Windows 10
PC as well as the Xbox. If you don’t mind
playing the Xbox controller for a bit (a number
of driving and flying games are arguably
pretty good with just a controller), you can
pick up where you left off in a few months,
without sitting out this gaming generation.
My PC-enthusiast colleagues are going to
argue that yes, you should spend thousands
of dollars on motherboards, CPUs, storage,
GPUs, displays and more, just to eke out a few
more details that your tired eyes probably
can’t see anyway. I’m saying that there’s a
better way: the Xbox Series X (go.pcworld.
com/bsxs). Your wallet will thank you.If you can’t afford the Xbox Series X, try the $299 Series S instead.