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The cloud gaming landscape is a little quieter now with the final shutdown of Google Stadia.
But it doesn’t make it feel any better.
Cloud gaming fans have a perfect alternative though from Xbox, and to some degree NVIDIA.
That was never possible with Stadia and its model.
With Xbox Cloud Gaming that risk goes away.
Games come in and out all the time, but you never own them.
Just the same way you never own the content you watch on Netflix.
You pay a fee every month to rent access to those games.
It was never yours.
You’re simply renting a kick-ass PC in the cloud to play them on.
Again, much better than the Stadia model.
On Xbox, it’s not even a thing.
Fire it up on PC and away you go.
I’m not going to tell my son about all the progress he’s lost now Stadia has ended.
Or rather, I’m hoping he’s going to forget now he plays on Xbox.
Why would I need a dedicated gaming PC?
Xbox is established, and I lose nothing by playing on the cloud there.
Likewise with GeForce Now, if NVIDIA pulls the plug I at least still have my games.
Stadia was bold and exciting and I, like so many others, really wanted it to succeed.
Maybe we’re just not ready to go all in on the cloud yet.
And that’s why I would urge anyone who does want to experience cloud gaming to go with Xbox.
It’s great value and you’re well covered if for any reason Microsoft decided to pull the plug.
It’s the one with the least outlay and the least risk of losing anything.
It’s the right model and it’s the one I’m behind the most now.
