Re:Netflix might get into cloud gaming, forms another new ga...
by AustinDev on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:39PM
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Whenever I've advised VCs on cloud gaming tech, I always point out that you can have the beefiest most expensive hardware at the edge, but you'll never be faster than an HDMI/VGA/RCA cable. It's just physics.
Cloud gaming will work great when we have FTL transmission of data or possibly a datacenter in every 7-11/Walmart.
However there does seem to be legitimate portion of the audience that either can't tell or simply doesn't care about frame lag/latency issues. I would guess that group is relatively small though. Also as PC and console hardware continues to improve and 4k+/144hz+ gaming becomes more commonplace, cloud gaming is just going to be left in the dust.