Cloud gaming is kinda amazing

“I occasionally envy the retro gamers on YouTube with an entire wall full of such physical media. But do you know what I like more than collecting? Playing! Anywhere. Anything. Anytime.”

DHH tried GeForce NOW again recently. Used to think it was garbage. Now? “Holy smokes!!” That’s the quote.

Here’s the thing - he grew up on cassettes, floppies, cartridges. The whole physical media nostalgia trip. But he’s over it. Streaming won for music and movies, and now it’s finally winning for games. Netflix stumbled, Google Stadia was too early, but NVIDIA kept shipping.

Fortnite at 2880x1800, 120 fps, on a remote 4080. That’s the pitch. Input lag exists but it’s shockingly playable. Even for competitive shooters.

What’s cool is he’s also setting up local streaming with Apollo and Moonlight. Turn an old gaming PC downstairs into a cloud you can access from anywhere in the house. His laptop pulls 18 watts, stays cool and silent, while pushing ultra settings.

This isn’t some tech bro fantasy either. He’s doing it with the kids. Lounging on the couch, iPad gaming, now upgraded to remote 4090 action.

The Omarchy integration is coming too. Install > Gaming > NVIDIA GeForce NOW. Just works.

I dig the practicality here. Not arguing about ownership philosophically. Just saying streaming won because it’s cheaper and easier. And for gaming? It’s finally actually good.

Source: DHH Blog