Enlarge / Web-based cloud-streaming is now live and awesome on Steam Deck, courtesy of… Microsoft? Sure. We’ll take it. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The Steam Deck’s viability as an all-in-one portable gaming machine just became stronger, as it now formally supports a one-click option to get any web-based cloud gaming service working—including Stadia and Xbox Cloud […]
Enlarge / The official Stadia Controller in “clearly white.” (credit: Google) In arguably the first good news for Stadia in 2021, Google’s beleaguered game-streaming service has finally landed on a single company’s TVs—and only those manufactured in 2020 and beyond. That’s not necessarily a reason to strike up the band and throw a “Stadia is […]
Enlarge / GeForce Now works on all of these devices. But you’ll want to double check whether your ideal combination of hardware, screen, and Ethernet connection will get you up to either 1440p resolution and 120 fps, or 2160p resolution and 60 fps. If so, GeForce Now’s new 3080 subscription tier might be perfect for […]
The official Luna Controller from Amazon. It’s not required to access any of this week’s new developments, but it directly connects to your router for the sake of quicker cloud-gaming response times. [credit: Jeff Dunn ] It has been a while since we’ve heard anything major from Luna, Amazon’s game-streaming service that largely resembles Google […]
Enlarge / Unity unites with Parsec in a $320 million deal. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The parent company of Unity, one of the most popular game development engines in the world, has made arguably its biggest acquisition of another gaming company yet. The deal, finalized on Tuesday, sees Unity taking control of Parsec, a peer-to-peer game-streaming […]
Enlarge / Xbox Game Streaming works on a wide variety of devices—and they all now benefit from Microsoft’s upgraded servers. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Microsoft) Microsoft’s bullishness about Xbox as a cloud-gaming platform got a lot bolder on Tuesday with the surprise launch.of a previously teased change: an upgrade to the server […]
This is not a drill: Xbox Game Streaming now works on Windows 10 PCs. I left my entire Windows 10 interface visible to prove that out. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] Surprise: Xbox Game Streaming, the Stadia-like service that delivers over 200 games for a flat $15/mo rate, now works on Windows 10 PCs. The catch, […]
Enlarge / As we learn more about Stadia’s inner workings, we’ve begun adding some “flair” to this Stadia-branded PUBG parachute. (credit: PUBG / Getty Images / Aurich Lawson) In the wake of Google shutting down its Stadia Games & Entertainment (SG&E) group, leaks about the underwhelming game-streaming service have started to emerge. A Friday Bloomberg […]
Enlarge (credit: PUBG Corp) This isn’t quite an entry in our long-running “Google kills product” series, but it’s close: Google has confirmed plans to shut down its dedicated game studios, as attached to its beleaguered Google Stadia cloud-gaming service. Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo confirmed the news on Monday ahead of Google posting its own formal […]
Expand / This demo of Microsoft’s Job xCloud as played a Razer Kishi controller, attached to some normal Android smartphone, may be a sign of what is to come to iOS apparatus in 2021. (credit: Microsoft) Project xCloud, the Microsoft game-streaming service which comes packaged as a bonus at some Xbox Game Pass subscription programs […]