In a week or two, Google will be giving more details about its Stadia game streaming platform.
That definitely has its perks as well as its drawbacks but there is a sort of middle ground that’s being pushed by Valve and now Samsung in theory, offers the benefits of playing PC games on any device, though with some of its caveats.
Cloud Gaming: freedom at a price
On paper, the premise and promise of cloud-based game streaming is definitely enticing for gamers.
In practice, though, there are still a lot of pieces that need to fall into place to make that a viable future, and not all of them are technical.
There is, of course, the requirement for fast Internet connections, something that’s not available everywhere.