Great questions by the way. Here is an article you can check that share my sentiments including the latency tests.
Eurogamer Article with Latency Tests
I am telling you in personal detail that you have to try the service within the highest tier to make you a believer. I was a skeptic too until I tried it. The free tier is ass and is not an indication of how amazing this service really is. The only actual con is that not all publishers have opted in. Honestly, I would never buy a gaming computer ever again.
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is technically also correct. But its a lot more consistent than his skeptical take.
I also happen to live near a data center so my fiber optics line has a 7-8 ms latency overall with ethernet. Let me know what you think, eager to get your opinion
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Not if you have any new LG OLED TV's or any old computer sitting around. Of course you need some form of hardware, but its inexpensive shit you can literally throw away, minus the TV's of course. I still wouldn't buy a PS5 or Consoles for a few reasons:
- Monetized Online
- No Regional Stores
- Expensive Games without any promise of BC for next gen (poor implementation outside of Xbox).
- Subjectively Inferior Experience in terms of Visual Fidelity (the Cloud does have artifacting in some cases that Hardware does not, but the smaller your screen, the less notable).
- RTX and AI enhancing tech like DLSS or FSR not being implemented properly.
- PC has both MS and Sony on board. Why would I want to buy a console? I can wait for their newer games since I don't have impulse buying and can wait for sales on Steam.
- PC storefronts give out free keys or games ALLLLL the time.
I switched to PC in 2017. Master Race for a reason. I am not against options for anyone. If people love their ecosystems. I am happy for them wherever they play their games.
But I think people are really underestimating new contemporary technologies. They might be laughing at me today, but I'm an early adopter
see you guys on my side in 10 years.