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Cloud gaming technology and service models

Overview

Cloud gaming functions as a multi-layered service model. For players, it operates as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) where they select games and receive video/audio streams while providers manage the hardware. Developers and platform operators utilize Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to deploy games, all of which are built upon Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) resources like virtual machines and GPU compute.

As gaming PC hardware costs rise and software demands increase, cloud gaming has emerged as an alternative to frequent, expensive hardware upgrades. Services such as NVIDIA GeForce NOW enable users to stream high-quality games on older or less powerful devices, including mobile devices and Chromebooks, by integrating with existing libraries like Steam and Xbox PC Game Pass.

Entities

Epic Games Store · Steam · Xbox · GeForce NOW · Xbox Cloud Gaming

Timeline

  1. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Cloud gaming offers alternative to expensive PC hardware upgrades

    As gaming hardware demands rise and component costs increase, cloud gaming services like NVIDIA GeForce NOW offer a way to play high-end titles on older PCs and mobile devices via streaming.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Cloud Gaming Primarily SaaS for Players, Uses All Three Cloud Service Layers

    Cloud gaming is mainly SaaS for users, while publishers use PaaS tools and providers run the service on IaaS resources like GPU servers.

Sources

diarioroatan.com · laverdadnoticias.com · techritual.com · tn.com.ar