Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering

Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by Shakahs on Monday March 02, 2020 @09:27AM (#22464673)

Where would that GPU go? My laptop doesn’t have a place for it, and doesn’t have the connections for an eGPU. A $300 delta would only be true if I had a desktop.

I use Paperspace + Parsec for a regular Windows cloud desktop so I’m not locked into anything and pay just a few dollars per month for my gaming.

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by thu2111 on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:55AM (#22465410)

Next to the laptop, believe it or not.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544

eGPUs are supported by any Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac1 running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later

The key is to realise that modern cables coming out of laptops are basically extensions of the PCIe bus. The bandwidth through them is phenomenal. It's entirely feasible to run an external GPU.

However, you don't really need one. I am a casual gamer who uses my laptop (got an Xbox too though), and even with the embedded GPU strategy/city building/etc type games work fine and look great. The Mac isn't a good platform if you're a capital-G "Gamer" but if you just want some entertainment on long flights and the like it works just fine. Go grab Steam and off you go. I don't think I'll be using Stadia any time soon as a consequence.

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by aagha on Monday March 02, 2020 @01:31PM (#22467231)

God it's so frustrating to see posts like yours.

https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.asp...

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by throwaway-9320 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @03:10AM (#22472758)

Thunderbolt 3 based eGPU-s work very well on Windows-based machines, too.

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by aagha on Monday March 02, 2020 @01:29PM (#22467216)

I really dug Paperspace + Parsec when I was using it. Their support is also top-tier; very impressive.

I ended up having too many glitches and lost connections and eventually moved to Shadow.tech and been thrilled with their service (though it's more than a few $'s a month).

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by ev0lv on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:43AM (#22465307)

I think you are side-stepping OP's point in your response. The primary cost of a desktop is the GPU, everything else is pennies.

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Re:Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering by m-p-3 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @08:44AM (#22474347)

I don't know, my new system costed me substantially more than the cost of the GPU. Those high-end CPUs aren't cheap.

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