Welcome to the dawn

2020 was the year cloud gaming grew up.

We went from one burgeoning platform to three. Despite the loss of Stadia in 2023, xCloud has matured into a full-fat service, with startups like Boosteroid offering a competitive PC library. The space is getting crowded — and that's a good thing.

It's not exactly mainstream yet. The future isn't evenly distributed. The tech only really works for those with access to good internet. The end-to-end stream is bad for the environment. The libraries are piecemeal. And it's anyone's guess as to how long you really own a game for.

So the reception has been mixed. The internet, predictably, hates it, as it hates everything new. The player has to be a bit of a nerd to make the tech work. But among us players who can use it, and want to use it — well, we're delighted.

It feels like the future. We'll see. In the meantime, perhaps this will help you find your next cloud gaming experience.

Who am I?

Just a nerd who is into cloud gaming. Sometimes I write about games.

Questions and suggestions

You can write to techmodelrrclub@gmail.com . Be nice.