The direction of the gaming industry associated with cloud gaming services is constantly evolving. This segment is expected to explode in popularity over the next decade. As part of the GDC 2019 event, a platform was presented , which immediately became the most discussed project in this direction. Microsoft Corporation did not stand aside, having previously announced a similar platform called .
Each of these cloud services is presented as a platform that offers an alternative to the traditional execution of games on the end user's hardware. Google and Microsoft projects are of interest, but neither of them has managed to get beta status.
Another major player in this segment is NVIDIA, whose cloud service , which was first announced in 2015, continues to evolve. NVIDIA Cloud Gaming Services is currently in beta testing. Residents of some countries of the European region and North America can use them.
It is worth noting that the service is not only available for testing, but already has more than 300 thousand active users. That number may not sound like much, but it's still higher than Google and Microsoft, whose cloud gaming services haven't made it to beta yet. In addition, the GeForce NOW library is made up of over 500 games, which include the best projects for personal computers, as well as various indie games. The hardware solutions used also play an important role in achieving success. NVIDIA operates 15 data centers across the US and Europe. To ensure the operation of services, servers are used, which in the future can receive all the advantages of chips with the new Turing architecture.
Cloud gaming platforms Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud surpass GeForce NOW from a marketing point of view, since skillfully conducted advertising campaigns allowed projects to enter the information field in the shortest possible time. However, in terms of experience gained and hardware solutions used, GeForce NOW has a clear advantage in the race for leadership within the cloud gaming segment.
Source: 3dnews.ru