There is no denying that the video game industry is experiencing its best times. In addition to the following amazing articles that come to us from month to month, the offers we consumers have are brutal. What if a desktop is as powerful as the PlayStation 4 or Xbox, hybrid consoles like the Nintendo switch, computers, cell phones and more recently, playing in the clouds thanks to Google Stadia or NVIDIA GeForce NOW.
Despite its many references, Playing in the cloud or broadcasting has opened up a variety of opportunities. Platforms like Google Stadia, whose view can be viewed in the following link, not only allow us to enjoy our video games on television or computer, but also on our mobile. That is, thanks to the cloud game we can play on-demand titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 in the palm of our hands.
But not everything is as good as it seems, especially if you own Apple products such as the iPhone or iPad. While Google Stadia or GeForce NOW is compatible with Android phones, today it is not possible to play with them on an iOS device
If you want to play video games in the cloud, you better buy an Android phone
Just over a month ago, we said in this story that the cloud confirmed that Android was a better platform than iOS gaming. Despite the fact that most mobile games are coming from the start of Apple's operating system than Google's, the latter is more open, allows for greater compatibility with third-party services
That means, neither Google Stadia, nor GeForce NOW nor the upcoming cloud services like Microsoft & # 39; s xCloud have any problem or problem working on Android while the same can be said for iOS, and that's likely in the coming months to them we have no trace of these platforms on iPhone or iPad.
And it's not the negligence that developers do. As Bloomberg points out, Apple imposes strict restrictions on apps users can access from their devices. For example, App store policies restrict direct-to-streaming services from the cloud. And will you ask Apple Arcade? While the Google and NVIDIA platforms are cloudy, the Apple Arcade is not. Each of its applications is installed on the device from Apple's own servers, so the restrictions are obviously not the same.
Apple says its customers have the best apps and games and that any developer can introduce their services to the App Store. Now, they have to abide by Apple's policy and present all games separately. That is, completely Google Stadia or GeForce NOW can be an App Store problem that Each of the developers has to send their games to Apple and these have passed the unique reviews of the Cupertino company., of course, it's not only a nuisance, but a Curertino company that will directly block games.
In all of the above, playing video games in the cloud is not possible on iPhone and iPad. It goes on for a long time, at least until Apple changes its policies or reaches some kind of agreement with Google, NVIDIA or Microsoft. It makes sense that these companies want to be close to Apple, not in vain that their app store benefits the most, but … does Apple want to own these companies? Want more Apple Arcade competition? That is still unclear to us.
In short, if you want to play the cloud today, better buy an Android phone. In the case of having an iPhone or iPad, not everything is lost. In the App Store there are many exciting games and, of course, we have services like PS4 Remote Play that we can stream our favorite games from the Sony console. While we are wondering, how long will Apple open the game on the cloud or on the streaming? That's all they know but I hope to be able to play Stadia or your entire Steam library on the iPad, that should be fun.
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