Most games today are downloaded and played on smartphones, gaming consoles, and PCs. Network connections support player accounts, in-game purchases, but the games themselves run on players’ devices. Game companies build services around AAA game titles, enabling them to deliver continuous updates that add new gameplay and respond to the publics’ feedback on social streaming services.

中号 今天OST游戏下载，智能手机，游戏机和PC播放。 网络连接支持玩家帐户和游戏内购买，但游戏本身可以在玩家的设备上运行。 游戏公司围绕AAA游戏提供服务，使它们能够提供不断更新的内容，以增加新的游戏玩法，并响应公众对社交流服务的反馈。

In this sense, gaming has been expanding into the cloud for some time. Outside of periodic game updates, though, games are still, by and large, downloaded to hard drives and played from those game files.

从这个意义上讲，游戏已经扩展到云端已有一段时间了。 但是，在定期的游戏更新之外，游戏仍然基本上都被下载到硬盘驱动器上并从这些游戏文件中播放。

The full leap to cloud gaming could be on the horizon, however. But just what is cloud gaming, anyway?

但是，向云游戏的全面飞跃可能即将到来。 但是，到底什么是云游戏？

云游戏解释 (Cloud gaming explained)

Cloud gaming, sometimes called gaming on demand, is a type of online gaming that runs games on remote servers and streams them directly to the player’s device. In easy language, playing a game remotely from a cloud.

云游戏，有时也称为按需游戏 ，是一种在线游戏，可在远程服务器上运行游戏并将其直接流式传输到玩家的设备。 用简单的语言，从云端远程玩游戏。

There are two major advantages of a cloud gaming service. The first is that users don’t have to buy new hardware every few years to run the latest games. The other is that it, theoretically, allows users to play any game on any device with a screen and a (very fast) internet connection.

云游戏服务有两个主要优点。 首先是用户不必每隔几年就购买新硬件即可运行最新游戏。 另一个是，从理论上讲，它允许用户在具有屏幕和( 非常快的)互联网连接的任何设备上玩任何游戏。

云游戏如何工作？ (How does cloud gaming work?)

Many people stream their movies and TV shows these days, rather than buying Blu-ray discs and DVDs. I mean, most computers (and some gaming consoles) don’t even come with disk drives anymore (some don’t even have a charger nowadays — thanks to Apple). Anyway, game streaming works similarly; at least in principle. Rather than owning all the hardware necessary to run high-end games, game streaming lets users offload the processing demands to a company’s server. Basically, when you start running a game, rather than inserting a disc in your console or PC, a server acts as a high-powered PC somewhere and does that for you, streaming tons of games from tens or hundreds of miles away. For more in-depth details, click here.

如今，许多人开始观看电影和电视节目，而不是购买蓝光光盘和DVD。 我的意思是，大多数计算机(和某些游戏机)甚至都不再配备磁盘驱动器( 如今，有些甚至没有充电器-多亏了Apple )。 无论如何，游戏流媒体的工作方式与此类似。 至少在原则上。 游戏流而不是拥有运行高端游戏所需的所有硬件，而是使用户将处理需求转移到公司的服务器上。 基本上，当您开始运行游戏时，而不是在控制台或PC中插入光盘，服务器就充当某处高性能PC的角色，并为您做到了，从数十英里或数百英里之外传输大量游戏。 有关更多详细信息， 请单击此处 。

云游戏的费用是多少？ (How much does cloud gaming cost?)

The most appealing part about cloud gaming is how much less someone needs to pay to enjoy the high-end gaming experience. Despite the similarities between streaming movies and streaming games, the business model varies greatly. Currently, the main cloud gaming services (PlayStation Now, Vortex, etc.) use subscription model where users pay a single fee to stream a library of games that change over time.

关于云游戏的最吸引人的部分是，享受高端游戏体验的人需要支付多少费用。 尽管流电影和流游戏之间存在相似之处，但业务模型却相差很大。 当前，主要的云游戏服务( PlayStation Now ， Vortex等)使用订阅模式，用户只需支付一次费用即可流式传输随时间变化的游戏库。

Apart from the direct costs of these services, there are other points to bear in mind, such as the bandwidth requirement of streaming games is comparatively higher than streaming videos. If you’ve got a bandwidth cap, slow speed internet, or both, odds are that you’ll need a new internet plan to play games in this manner. Google Stadia recommends minimum speeds of 20Mbps for 1080p gaming at 60fps, jumping up to 35Mbps for 4K 60fps. Comparatively, other cloud gaming services require slightly less, but the best results are typically found with a connection speed of around 100Mbps.

除了这些服务的直接成本外，还有其他几点需要牢记，例如，流媒体游戏的带宽要求相对高于流媒体视频的带宽要求。 如果您有带宽上限，低速互联网，或者同时拥有这两者，则很可能需要新的互联网计划才能以这种方式玩游戏。 Google Stadia建议以60fps的速度播放1080p游戏的最低速度为20Mbps，而以4K 60fps的速度播放最高速度为35Mbps。 相比之下，其他云游戏服务的需求略少，但通常在约100Mbps的连接速度下可获得最佳结果。

Apart from routers, certain cloud gaming services require extra purchases to work on certain devices. To play Stadia on a TV, you’ll need a Chromecast Ultra and a Stadia controller. Likewise with GeForce Now and an Nvidia Shield TV box. PlayStation Now is the most egregious, requiring a PlayStation 4 console to stream games on a TV.

除路由器外，某些云游戏服务还需要额外购买才能在某些设备上工作。 要在电视上播放Stadia，您需要Chromecast Ultra和Stadia控制器。 同样，GeForce Now和Nvidia Shield电视盒也是如此。 PlayStation Now是最令人讨厌的游戏，需要PlayStation 4控制台在电视上播放游戏流。

People usually ask me — “Hey Manvendra, which one is better?” today I’m going to answer this question, HONESTLY.

人们通常问我-“嗨，Manvendra，哪个更好？” 老实说 ，今天我要回答这个问题。

Google为什么将引领云游戏时代 (Why Google will lead the cloud gaming era)

In March 2019, Google announced that it’s entering the world of cloud gaming services, and would do so with a bang!

在2019年3月，谷歌宣布它将进入云游戏服务的世界，并且将会大放异彩！

Google Stadia, launched by Google on November 19th, 2019 in 14 different territories for an initial price of $130 for a hardware starter kit and three months of premium service, with the service coming in at $10 a month afterward.

Google Stadia由Google于2019年11月19日在14个不同地区推出，硬件入门套件的初始价格为130美元，并提供三个月的高级服务，此后每月收取10美元。

Google Stadia is no doubt the most exciting cloud gaming services released to date. After all, it’s funded by virtually limitless pockets of Google. The way I see it, out of all the cloud gaming services around, Google Stadia is the most likely to bring cloud gaming as a service into the mainstream.

Google Stadia无疑是迄今为止发布的最令人兴奋的云游戏服务。 毕竟，它是由几乎无限的Google资金提供的。 我的看法是，在所有云游戏服务中，Google Stadia最有可能将云游戏即服务带入主流。

There’s no doubt that Stadia brings along many benefits. You can play it on almost any screen and the ability to switch devices on the fly is fantastic, especially since you don’t need to own any high-end hardware. By the way, does your dentist’s office has a strong internet connection? If so, you can play GTA V on your Pixel device in the waiting room.

毫无疑问，Stadia带来许多好处。 您几乎可以在任何屏幕上播放它，并且即时切换设备的功能非常棒，特别是因为您不需要拥有任何高端硬件。 顺便问一下，您的牙医办公室网络连接良好吗？ 如果是这样，您可以在候诊室的Pixel设备上播放GTAV 。

With that said, I hope I was able to render the points about what is cloud gaming and why Google will lead the cloud gaming era. If you think I lack knowledge (which I probably do) about cloud gaming, more knowledge is always welcome.

话虽如此，我希望我能提出有关什么是云游戏以及Google为什么将引领云游戏时代的观点。 如果您认为我缺乏关于云游戏的知识( 我可能知道)，总是欢迎您提供更多知识。