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Proximus teams up with the cloud gaming expert Shadow. For the best or for the worst? Test and badysis.
Distributed in September, the next Proximus Pickx decoder (formerly Proximus TV) will introduce a new service paying : the streaming video game.
Powered by the Android operating system, the case will house a application likely to connect to the servers (computers) of the French platform of "cloud gaming" (game in the cloud) Shadow.
If the partnership is exclusive, Shadow is already available in Belgium from a computer (PC, Mac), a smartphone and a tablet.
Is this service right for you? How does it work? To which price ?
We have tested the system. We dissect it in 7 points.
The version 7 decoder of Proximus Pickx will open new options, that of "cloud gaming".
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1. The principle
The PC evolved constantly. The processor is gaining power, just like the graphics card. The recommended amount of RAM (RAM) follows the same trend.
The situation is all the more critical for the computer dedicated to the video game. Brute force and velocity are required to bring the newest games to life in the best visual and sound conditions.
You do not want invest regularly in the upgrade of your machine?
Shadow cloud gaming service is giving you access remote to a high-end Windows 10 PC.
Concretely:
-You subscribe a Shadow subscription.
-You install the Shadow app on PC, Mac, smartphone and / or tablet.
-Via this "app" and your Internet connection, you access streaming to a Windows 10 PC of high flight.
-Shadow servers provide all the calculation tasks.
-Your PC / Mac / tablet / smartphone receives data (images, sounds) dropper.
Via your clbadic "ordi" for example, as modest as it is, you manage a kind of PC in the PC.
2. The connection
A stable internet connection and quick is essential when accessing your Shadow virtual PC, from a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone.
Shadow recommends a minimum flow of 15 megabits per second to take advantage of the service "in good conditions".
3. The games
At this point, you have remote access to a virtual PC under Windows 10 … absolutely Virgin of the slightest game
You are free to install your accounts Gaming services like Steam, Uplay from Ubisoft, Origin from Electronic Arts …
If you already have purchased titles on these platforms, you can download and install them on the hard drive (256 gigabytes of storage) of your PC Shadow.
Unfortunately, for the moment it is not possible to draw in a game catalog directly badociated with the cost of the subscription.
Shadow is not (yet?) The Netflix of the video game.
4. The price
Discovering Shadow for a month costs 29 €.
Then two options cohabit :
–39 € per month, without commitment of duration.
–29 € per month, provided they commit to twelve months.
In short, cloud gaming is an option costly. One year of subscriptions at € 29 per month corresponds to the cost of a PlayStation 4 console with a game.
5. The facility
Even though no start-up task is insurmountableShadow is not a mainstream service. The platform is not immediately functional as soon as the subscribed subscription procedure is completed.
After defeating a few small pitfalls, you find yourself facing a Windows 10 more clbadic, virgin as the first day.
You need to manually install your games, work around barriers as the default keyboard layout in French mode (France), instead of French (Belgium).
6. Competition
Google Stadia will be in November as the major competitor Shadow.
Against € 9.99 per month, the Stadia Pro subscription will allow you to enjoy streaming games sold by partners, but also those from a catalog called to expand over the months.
Google's servers will support the tasks of calculation and the streaming distribution of the generated data (images, sounds).
It will be possible to access Stadia Pro from Navigator Google Chrome or Chromecast Ultra.
In short, Stadia Pro will be less rich than Shadow, but will certainly be easier to use, while opening you the doors a handpicked selection of titles.
Google will launch in November in the arena of the game in streaming with its service Google Stadia.
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Available in 2020, the free edition of Stadia will rely exclusively on the sale of games.
7. The unknowns
In its current form, Shadow is a product of niche, reserved for demanding players, ready to pay a large sum to enjoy the latest games in the best conditions.
The service requires a minimum of mastery and knowledge.
How will he be integrated to the new Proximus Pickx decoder?
It is to be hoped that the platform will be revised, corrected and adapted to the general public. At the risk otherwise of staying in The shadow.
In 2012, Belgacom at the time had already experienced unhappy with the streaming game of the American pioneer OnLive.
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