Terrible News: Cloud Gaming Is Good Now
Linus dives into how far cloud gaming has come, putting Nvidia’s GeForce NOW to the test against a beefy local rig (Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5080 + 32″ OLED 4K/240Hz). He runs side-by-side comparisons on Indiana Jones, Borderlands 4, and Apex Legends in both 4K/240Hz and 1080p/480Hz modes—and the cloud performance is surprisingly close to bare-metal speeds.
While it’s awesome to stream AAA titles with minimal lag or quality loss, this level of polish poses a threat to the traditional gaming-PC market. Are we inching toward an era where owning a high-end rig feels obsolete? LTT’s benchmarks and chapter breakdowns let you judge for yourself.
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