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by wpdev_63 2822 days ago
I've used various game streaming services and have found parsec[0] to be the best in this domain. Their service prioritizes latency above all else and it performs well though there's alot of artifacts. It runs on top of amazon services so server placement is a non issue.

[0]:https://parsecgaming.com/

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Correct me if I'm wrong but these services are quite different no?

The idea of Parsec is that a machine you own is rendering and uploading a game that you also own. Google seems to be playing around with the idea of games as a service, where they render a game you don't own on a machine you don't own, and let you play it for presumably a monthly subscription.

Well you don't upload but parsec provides everything google is planning on offering with the freedom of allowing you to use it as your own computer. So I am not sure what you are getting at.

Unless google undercuts competing small businesses in the same space, they're dead on arrival. They do not offer anything that's not on the market today.

Thanks :). Really appreciate your support.