Play blockbuster AAA games right on your browser with GeForce Now?

Yes, the idea of ​​playing games through the Cloud has been around for a long time, in which services that have been put into Beta or commercialized include: Google Stadia, Shadow, Xbox Game Pass, Nvidia Geforce Now,…

To put it simply, it’s easy for you to imagine that no matter how heavy the game is, the provider’s server already takes care of it, you just need to buy an account and install the app to stream (It’s like watching videos on YouTube, the difference is that you can play/interact with the game through this stream).

Therefore, your device only needs to be configured to run YouTube/Google Chrome smoothly, so you can deduce that any phone, tablet or laptop saves electricity, etc. Even if the configuration is not high, you can play it all!

#1. Challenges for Cloud Game Streaming

The fatal weakness that makes the service revolutionary in the electronic entertainment industry is the Internet!

It can be said that fiber optic cable is currently not doing well, as most of the reviews about these services are quite negative.

The server may be good, the terminal may be good, but the provider’s network quality is not up to par, or the terminal is simply too far from the server providing the Cloud Game Streaming service.

I don’t know what fiber optic cables are like in developed countries, but when I plug in a LAN cable to surf YouTube/Facebook on my home network, it’s sometimes frustrating, especially during summer.shark bites cable”.

You should remember that Cloud Gaming requires the network to achieve realtime quality (ie prioritizing latency instead of bandwidth), the terminal must also be capable of processing streams.realtime“, imagine when you play fast-changing shooting games and experience lag, then take a break!

That makes the following factors mandatory for cloud game streaming services to flourish in the near future:

• 5G network: mmWave or Sub6 standard.
• WiFi 6 802.11ax standard.
• Wired network standard 10 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3ae) or 1,000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet (IEE 802.3).
• Geographical factor: the cloud server must be located near the user’s geographical location..

#2. 2021 is a golden year for gaming streaming services

This year, along with the commercialization of 5G by network operators, WiFi 6 devices are also gradually becoming popular, or the quality of FTTH fiber optic cables of providers is also upgraded in both bandwidth and latency improvement.

Even more gratifying is that with Nvidia GeForce Now successfully testing game streaming right on the Chrome browser, it can be said that even the device “strict” especially Chromebooks Streaming games can also be played (technically so).

Or devices with special hardware such as Macs running Apple’s M1 chip are also supported. It can be seen that from Android to iOS, Windows, Linux, MacOS, ChromeOS are all supported, so are there any devices left? can you play??

#3. Conclusion

It is 100% true that you can play heavy AAA games on a weak configuration device, but optimizing the experience, diversifying the game library, and making the price more affordable still takes a while longer.

Especially in the context that most Vietnamese people are very willing to find “crack” games instead of spending money to buy installation discs, let alone having to pay monthly just to play a few games ◉◡◉

Bonus: In the past, you had to spend a lot of money to buy an AAA gaming rig, but now with the “cloud game streaming” service, you also have to “seek your eyes” to buy a device. Can play heavy cloud games ^^! It’s true that life is unpredictable :))

You can clearly see the minimum configuration required by GeForce Now: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/system-reqs/

Hopefully in the near future, players can apply this form of gaming well, so that everyone can access heavy games that previously you could only play “in your dreams” 🙂

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Collaborator: Duong Minh Thang – Blogchiasekienthuc.com