How to Install a Game on Cloud Computing
With cloud computing, computer-game enthusiasts are no longer tied to a single platform. In the case of gaming, the virtual servers in the cloud function as the machine on which the game runs, but you access it on your television or computer just as if you'd installed it there. One advantage to installing games on the cloud is that if you switch platforms—from your desktop to your tablet, for example—you can pick up exactly where you left off. Cloud services handle installing the game for you.
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Research the different cloud-gaming services, such as Spoon, Gaikai, G-Cluster and GameTree TV, and decide which suits your needs best. G-Cluster, for example, is geared toward gamers playing on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), which delivers television as data packets sent over the Internet; Happy Cloud doesn't work on Apple operating systems as of 2011. Before you make a final decision, check the range of games each service offers.
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Sign up for the cloud service of your choice. Many of the services, such as Happy Cloud and Gaikai, are free to gamers, relying on money from the game publishers who post games or free demos to the cloud through the services.
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Find the game or demo you want via the service and click to play—or to buy, if that's required. The cloud service takes care of installing the game for you; all you have to do is play as if you'd downloaded it to whatever platform you normally play on.
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Tips & Warnings
When researching cloud services, check their latency—the time lag between when you press a button and when the game responds. The more latency the service has, the less satisfying your cloud gaming will be.
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