Hi and welcome back to the YouTube channel of Cloudwards.net, my name is
Mauricio and today we're going to cover the best cloud gaming services for 2020.
2019 was the year of cloud gaming with Google Stadia bringing the tech into the
mainstream. Now that the launch dust has settled
we're here to give you three options that you can try right now. If you want
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miss a video and also support this channel. Stadia unfortunately isn't among
our top choices here not only because of its meager game library but also because
of performance issues. Instead we found three services that support a large
library of games, offer basically great performance and come essentially with a
long list of features to boot. We're going to cover the basics of each
service and I've linked up all providers down below so make sure to check them
out when you're done watching the video. First up we have Shadow which is one of
the most recognizable cloud gaming services around, offering top tier
hardware at a fraction of the cost, Shadow stands above the pack with
excellent performance and a large library of games. Although it's a little
bit expensive at around thirty five dollars per month, Shadow is the only cloud gaming service
that provides the experience that others advertise. But here comes the best part
as a loyal Cloudwards subscriber you can use the discount code cloudwards to get
$10 off your first purchase so basically at the time of the release of this
video your first month is only $2.99. I'll leave you the code and the link you
need to sign up in the description below so make sure to check them out. Instead
of access to a handful of games shadow gives you a full Windows 10 installation.
Any app that can run on Windows can run on your Shadow machine.
Your cloud machine also comes with two hundred and six gigabytes of solid state storage and one
gigabit per second download speed, so you can do just about anything
because it will likely surpass even your home internet connection.
Essentially Shadow is a high quality virtual machine which puts it in an
interesting spot sure the 35 bucks may seem like a lot in the regular plans but
it's important to remember that Shadow gives you everything a normal Windows
computer has. That includes everything from customizing your background to
installing your a gaming platform of choice like Steam for example. There
aren't any hiccups when it comes time to play either. Because Shadow is basically
constantly streaming the entire Windows installation you won't see a performance
dip when for example launching a game. Although there there's enough input lag
to disqualify Shadow from any competitive setting most players will be
hard-pressed to notice a difference between it and a local gaming experience.
In second place is GeForce Now. It's not as feature-rich as Shadow but cleans up
with a competition with uncompromising performance. It's the closest thing we've
seen to a local experience in the cloud. In a blind test we wouldn't be able to
tell the difference between g-force now and a regular gaming PC. GeForce Now just
came out of beta and the experience we have then seems to have transferred to
the publicly available product. GeForce Now rivals Shadow in terms of
performance with for example support for 4k resolution at up to 60 frames per
second. Right now we like Shadow a little better still but that could change in
future so stay tuned and what we release here at Cloudwards. There's some rough
edges that need smoothing before Geforce Now is on the level of Shadow. That said
NVIDIA focused on performance first which we can get behind. Even with
multiple browser tabs open and a 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi signal we were able to
hit 60 frames a second at a 4K Counter Strike, Doom
and Resident Evil 2. Last is PlayStation Now which is the
longest-standing service in our list. Although PlayStation Now wasn't great
when they launched in 2014 it had grown into a competent cloud gaming service
since. It recently slashed prices from $20.00 per month to under 10 making
cloud gaming cheaper and more accessible than ever. as for game support you're
obviously limited to PlayStation titles. However that includes over 800 games
spanning PS 4, PS 3 and PS 2. You can also stream PlayStation exclusive games like
Bloodborne and Horizon Zero Dawn no matter if you're playing on PS 4 or PC.
PlayStation now has some performance issues however. On a wired connection
input lag wasn't an issue during our testing. That said we experienced a lot
of artifacting throughout our streams leading to like smeared images and brief
game lockups. Games are locked at 720p too, which makes the artifacting all the
worse. Now, the lower resolution isn't really a problem on 1080p displays.
PlayStation Now is meant for a living room setting though so the lower pixel
count raised its ugly head. Spread across a 55 inch TV at 4K, textures look
muddy which exaggerates the performance hiccups. Now despite it's problems
PlayStation Now is still a worthy cloud gaming service. It's dirt cheap and comes
with over 300 games that you can install and play locally. The performance isn't
great but the features and the price are just right. And was that, those are our
best cloud gaming services for 2020. Shadow is still the cream of the crop
so we recommended it most. If you're using a different service be sure to let us
know about it in the comments below. Also remember to like and subscribe to see
all of the new videos we put out here on the channel. Thank you very much for
watching and hopefully see us in my next video, bye bye.