Best Cloud Gaming Services 2020: I’ve Been Waiting for This for Years!.

Hi and welcome back to the YouTube channel of Cloudwards.net, my name is Mauricio and today we're going to cover the best cloud gaming services for 2020.
2019 was the year of cloud gaming with Google Stadia bringing the tech into the mainstream. Now that the launch dust has settled we're here to give you three options that you can try right now.

If you want to be notified whenever we release a new video, make sure to subscribe and obviously don't forget to hit that little bell icon that way you'll never miss a video and also support this channel. Stadia unfortunately isn't among our top choices here not only because of its meager game library but also because of performance issues.

Instead we found three services that support a large library of games, offer basically great performance and come essentially with a long list of features to boot. We're going to cover the basics of each service and I've linked up all providers down below so make sure to check them out when you're done watching the video.

First up we have Shadow which is one of the most recognizable cloud gaming services around, offering top tier hardware at a fraction of the cost, Shadow stands above the pack with excellent performance and a large library of games. Although it's a little bit expensive at around thirty five dollars per month, Shadow is the only cloud gaming service that provides the experience that others advertise.

But here comes the best part as a loyal Cloudwards subscriber you can use the discount code cloudwards to get $10 off your first purchase so basically at the time of the release of this video your first month is only $2.99. I'll leave you the code and the link you need to sign up in the description below so make sure to check them out.

Instead of access to a handful of games shadow gives you a full Windows 10 installation. Any app that can run on Windows can run on your Shadow machine. Your cloud machine also comes with two hundred and six gigabytes of solid state storage and one gigabit per second download speed, so you can do just about anything because it will likely surpass even your home internet connection.

Essentially Shadow is a high quality virtual machine which puts it in an interesting spot sure the 35 bucks may seem like a lot in the regular plans but it's important to remember that Shadow gives you everything a normal Windows computer has. That includes everything from customizing your background to installing your a gaming platform of choice like Steam for example.

There aren't any hiccups when it comes time to play either. Because Shadow is basically constantly streaming the entire Windows installation you won't see a performance dip when for example launching a game. Although there there's enough input lag to disqualify Shadow from any competitive setting most players will be hard-pressed to notice a difference between it and a local gaming experience.

In second place is GeForce Now. It's not as feature-rich as Shadow but cleans up with a competition with uncompromising performance. It's the closest thing we've seen to a local experience in the cloud. In a blind test we wouldn't be able to tell the difference between g-force now and a regular gaming PC.

GeForce Now just came out of beta and the experience we have then seems to have transferred to the publicly available product. GeForce Now rivals Shadow in terms of performance with for example support for 4k resolution at up to 60 frames per second.

Right now we like Shadow a little better still but that could change in future so stay tuned and what we release here at Cloudwards. There's some rough edges that need smoothing before Geforce Now is on the level of Shadow. That said NVIDIA focused on performance first which we can get behind.

Even with multiple browser tabs open and a 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi signal we were able to hit 60 frames a second at a 4K Counter Strike, Doom and Resident Evil 2. Last is PlayStation Now which is the longest-standing service in our list. Although PlayStation Now wasn't great when they launched in 2014 it had grown into a competent cloud gaming service since.

It recently slashed prices from $20.00 per month to under 10 making cloud gaming cheaper and more accessible than ever. as for game support you're obviously limited to PlayStation titles. However that includes over 800 games spanning PS 4, PS 3 and PS 2.

You can also stream PlayStation exclusive games like Bloodborne and Horizon Zero Dawn no matter if you're playing on PS 4 or PC. PlayStation now has some performance issues however. On a wired connection input lag wasn't an issue during our testing. That said we experienced a lot of artifacting throughout our streams leading to like smeared images and brief game lockups.

Games are locked at 720p too, which makes the artifacting all the worse. Now, the lower resolution isn't really a problem on 1080p displays. PlayStation Now is meant for a living room setting though so the lower pixel count raised its ugly head. Spread across a 55 inch TV at 4K, textures look muddy which exaggerates the performance hiccups.

Now despite it's problems PlayStation Now is still a worthy cloud gaming service. It's dirt cheap and comes with over 300 games that you can install and play locally. The performance isn't great but the features and the price are just right. And was that, those are our best cloud gaming services for 2020.

Shadow is still the cream of the crop so we recommended it most. If you're using a different service be sure to let us know about it in the comments below. Also remember to like and subscribe to see all of the new videos we put out here on the channel.