Remote Gaming Services

[mak250300]

Before I take the plunge I thought I would ask on here if anyone has experience with gaming this way.

I have an HP all in one PC which works great and only a few years old. I have tried to use a few games through my Steam account but its not fast enough saying I need a graphics card better than what I have.

I asked a few IT people and checked online and the all in one can't be modified in the way a normal PC can.

Has anyone used this company or similar? I like the idea that I can come out of the contract at anytime if its not for me.

https://shadow.tech/gben

[boxst]

It's interesting. I would be worried about the longevity of the company and their bandwidth as it only works if you have great download speeds, them upload and not much congestion in-between.

Not helpful, sorry. I'm interested in the viability of the business model.

[r-kid]

I'd go for geforce now if you are looking at this type of solution, though its still in beta so you may not get access just yet.

[mak250300]

I signed up for the GeForce one a few days back after doing a bit of research into it and reading reviews on various services. They say GeForce is the best one but not available. Shame I am now on a waiting list for it.

[8bit]

This is of interest, as the only reason I still run Windows on my home PC is for games (and I don't do a lot of that these days) so a Mac or Linux system would be preferable. But £26/mo just for a virtual gaming PC sounds a bit steep to me? How does it work regards installing games and applications etc.?

[Oakey]

Just how good will it be? I tried playing RDR2 on my desktop PC via my PS4's remote play feature across my LAN and it was pretty stty.

[The_Jackal]

These remote gaming ideas rarely work.
I remember back in 2004 at E3 they touted one as a miracle solution that worked.....it didn't.
Even recently the gadget show did a piece on one, again lots of problems with speed, lag and just not running properly. And that was with a decent internet connection.

Also, try uploading a modern 60gb game to your virtual pc.....