Cloud gaming: providers at a glance

Cloud gaming is on the rise and is set to change the very foundations of the gaming industry. Accordingly, various providers are currently upgrading in a big way. In the meantime, Google Stadia is already available as a way to play games without special hardware. But there are now also other gaming providers.

Daily fresh from the gaming cloud: cloud gaming makes your own hardware superfluous.

Cloud gaming: these providers already exist Gaming without your own hardware: this is no longer just a concept of the future. In the meantime, there are already various platforms that allow you to play games over the Internet. There are various providers that allow you to play this way.

• First and foremost is Google with Stadia. The service launched in November 2019 and already caused quite a stir in advance. The cost of the service is 9.99 euros per month.
• Microsoft goes with the xCloud to the start. The service is to bring Xbox games via cloud streaming to any end devices, a public test phase is still planned for 2019.
• Germany is also involved: Telekom is working on Magenta Gaming, which is now in the registration phase. Since August 24, 2019, the service is in the beta phase. Telekom has announced over 100 games with 60 FPS in FullHD. The final release should be in 2020.
• Meanwhile, it is also possible to rent hardware via GeForce Now.
• Other providers are PlayStation Now, Vortex, Blade Shadow, Project Atlas and more.

The critical point will be the bandwidth for all solutions. Low latencies are a prerequisite for many games to survive in the market.