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Be The Cloud With You, Gamer! Gaming anywhere and anytime is what every gamer secretly wished for! Cloud gaming is just the answer to those prayers. Here, we tried to delve in and ask, “What’s up in the cloud of gaming!”
By Sameer Baig
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loud gaming is an old but unique experiences in the world of gaming. Introduced as a concept to the world in 2010 by OnLiv, using a small game “streaming micro” and a special controller, the service has grown exponentially in the last few years. Top gamers worldwide have started betting on cloud gaming as a service, and the story is not very different in India. According to a report by Facts & Factors, the Cloud Gaming Market was estimated at $ 1,011 million in 2018 and is expected to grow to $ 8,833 Million by
2027. One of the latest reports published by KPMG has projected the growth of the Indian online gaming segment alone to reach Rs. 29,000/- crore, with the number of gamers rising to 65.7 crores by FY 2025.
impact on your gaming experience.
In simple terms, it is a platform that provides you with an opportunity to experience highend games in a way they are designed to impact your experiHow does it work up there? ence without having a high-end Cloud gaming is a new way of processor/console at your end. providing high-quality gaming Imagine if I were to say that you from anywhere and at any time. could experience playing GTA 5 You don’t play on your systems; at its best on a processor that you play through your systems. would never support a game Today, your game looks and runs like GTA Vice City. Cloud gaming as good as how your system and ends up eliminating the role of processor can make it look and your processor in your gaming run. Switch to cloud gaming, experience. and your processor will have no GUTSHOT
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