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Re:Luna – Cloud gaming service by Nullabillity on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:06PM (#24584706)
Even then, it would still be massively more efficient for the game to just stream in the assets in the background while playing, while still rendering everything locally. WoW, for one, has done that for years.

Or you could just start Steam a few minutes before your monthly 30 minutes I guess. If you have the internet connection required for stable cloud gaming, you won't be spending long waiting for the patches anyway anyway.

Re:Luna – Cloud gaming service by Bnshsysjab on Thursday September 24, 2020 @11:18PM (#24586249)
You’re missing the point. Most people don’t want to download a video instead of streaming directly, which is a far lower barrier than procuring equipment, dealing with compatibility issues, doing system updates etc. I doubt competitive gamers will ever move across but it hugely reduces the barriers for casual or time poor gamers.