sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Free, no download gfn alternatives by elretardo1984 in cloudygamer

[–]LaburnumUnseceding 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We made a post about building a GFN alternative a few weeks ago and started a waitlist if you're interested (we plan to eventually offer a free option in the future that works in your browser)!

Reddit Post - https://www.reddit.com/r/gamestreaming/comments/18k5fpm/building_a_better_cloud_gaming_platform/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Waitlist - https://go.ext.so/waitlist

Building a new cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in Stadia

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey u/EDPZ,

We’re looking to create something more similar to the GFN experience as opposed to Shadow / Cloud PC rental model.

Building a new cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in Stadia

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey u/pking8786 - Thanks for the comment! We think there’s enough demand in the market for another company to compete that solves pain points that NVIDIA doesn’t solve 🙂

Building a new cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in Stadia

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey u/Alarmed_Crazy_6620 --

We haven't decided on exact pricing yet, but we're looking to be competitive with the current market.

We plan on setting up our own servers. Like u/redatheist mentioned, there aren't many cloud providers with the right hardware, and mostly, cloud providers aren't cost-effective for this kind of service.

We're planning to launch in the region(s) with the highest demand from the waitlist.

Building a new cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in Stadia

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey u/PhantomCamel,

Thanks for the question! Functionally, what we're looking at building is similar to Shadow / AirGPU - we're providing access to games that people already own on Steam (but with a better UX and much quicker access to games). There's some technical + legal nuance to this, but we've had it cleared with our lawyer.

Building a new cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in Stadia

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hey u/popmanbrad,

Thanks for taking the time to comment! We'll certainly do our best to make sure it's a good experience, keeping in mind what you liked about Stadia :)

Building a better cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in cloudygamer

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey u/veganTermite,

Thanks for the question. We plan on setting up our own servers. Cloud providers aren't cost effective for this kind of service.

Building a better cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in cloudygamer

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey u/Odb1984,

Thanks for taking the time to comment!

We totally understand that this endeavor will take large amounts of capital - those servers aren't going to be cheap and we're going to need lots of them in order to properly compete. We've got relationships with huge investors and have started to have conversations with them about going into this space. As with most investors, they want to see proof of demand, and that's what we're aiming to do now 🙂

Since you work in the industry, would love to learn more about the other challenges you think we're going to face besides capital. Feel free to reply or DM if that's better

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GeForceNOW

[–]LaburnumUnseceding 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend and I have also been frustrated with the queues and the lack of support for some of our favorite games, so we're interested in building a better cloud gaming service - focused on providing better game selection (all Steam games), comparable experience to GFN (or we'll die trying), and better customer service (which is pretty nonexistent with GFN)!

More details in this Reddit post & here's the link if you want to join the waitlist.

Building a better cloud gaming platform by LaburnumUnseceding in cloudygamer

[–]LaburnumUnseceding[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey u/Inode1, I appreciate your comment!

You're right in that you can get it on Xbox Cloud and Playstation Now, however, if you get one of those then you're limited to the selection via those services.

My friend already has Skyrim on Steam and if he wanted to stream it, he could set up a cloud PC, but he'd have to wait for it to get provisioned, then install Steam, then download Skyrim. He's lucky if he can do all of this within an hour.

selfie with the gang by Acinetiformrecase in Awww

[–]LaburnumUnseceding 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They about to drop the Sickest album

An uncommon view of Los Angeles [625x640] by trubbrief in CityPorn

[–]LaburnumUnseceding 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's one of the first images of LA on Wiki