Cloud gaming promises an amazing future: Instead of being tied to a console or a powerful computer, with new streaming services you have the freedom to take your games from one device to another without losing your progress, installing software, or buying multiple copies, and you can enjoy visuals and performance that aren’t limited by the device you play your games on. In theory, cloud gaming offers a way for you to pick up your games from anywhere on the planet, on any device you own, with virtually no downtime in between.
But after three months of research and testing, we’ve found that even the most popular cloud gaming options provide service that can be difficult to predict or rely on, and it’s tough for us to recommend any of them.
