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by PhasmaFelis 3972 days ago
> This is pointless and nothing new. Remote desktop in the browser has never been an issue, so obviously playing games isn't an issue either.

That is completely wrong. Remote desktop doesn't really care about latency or framerate. The vast majority of updates will change only a few pixels (e.g. moving the cursor or typing a letter), and when fullscreen updates do occur (switching apps), it's okay if it takes a visible fraction of a second for the update to sweep across the screen.

Gaming needs to be high-speed, it needs to be low-latency, and it needs to be seamless. 30FPS is an absolute rock-bottom minimum, and gamers are increasingly demanding 60FPS (or more). Some specific genres, like rhythm games, are so sensitive to timing that you can tweak their input-detection settings based on the latency of your television.