Sony has added cloud streaming to the top-tier offering of its PlayStation Plus subscription service, so just how good or bad is it? Tom Morgan analyses the Sony offering, then pivots to Microsoft's Project xCloud, a part of its Game Pass Ultimate offering.
How do the two systems compare in terms of game availability, image quality and latency? And just what are you getting with xCloud: Series X gaming or Series S? The answers are surprising.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:40 How PS+ Streaming Works
00:03:17 PS5 Install vs PS+ Cloud Image Quality Compared
00:06:32 PS+ vs xCloud Image Quality Compared
00:07:58 Frame-Rate Tested (A Plague Tale Requiem)
00:11:50 Frame-Rate Tested (Resident Evil 2 Remake)
00:14:47 Latency Tests
00:17:13 Round-up/Verdict
Cloud thumbnail image derived from 'Above the Clouds' by Arun Kulshreshtha.
It has been colour graded, cropped and logos overlaid.
Image license here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/deed.en
Category : Gaming and Entertainment
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