{"id":24398,"date":"2022-08-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=24398"},"modified":"2022-08-11T04:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T08:31:27","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-108-the-current-state-of-cloud-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=24398","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 108: The Current State of Cloud Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poZr5Ye2yds?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You ready for this, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to the Player\u2019s Club! This week, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\"><u>Emmett Watkins Jr<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;is joined by a host of the Speaking of Stadia podcast,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronSeaney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aaron Seaney<\/a>, to talk about the current state of cloud gaming. They talk about everything from the rumors of Stadia shutting down to the success of Xbox Game Pass Streaming. It\u2019s a great conversation, so tune in to this one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And later, in the Whatcha Playin segment, Aaron talks about his time with Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Nintendo Switch Online\u2019s classic games library and Emmett talks about his time with Dusk and Crackdown 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/spotifyanchor-web.app.link\/e\/YhhsGseQosb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/56012447\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-7-10%2F049cd846-71d0-b953-7957-99adbc698ea9.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timestamps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>TOTS: Cloud Gaming 07:01<\/li><li>Stadia 07:09<\/li><li>XCloud (Game Pass Ultimate) 30:44<\/li><li>Amazon Luna 46:42<\/li><li>NVIDIA GeForce 048:16<\/li><li>PS+ Streaming 49:32<\/li><li>Whatcha Playin 56:08<\/li><li>FF7 Remake 56:30<\/li><li>DUSK 01:00:31<\/li><li>Switch Online NES Games 01:09:11<\/li><li>Crackdown 2 01:15:18<\/li><li>Housekeeping 01:23:32<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Housekeeping:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qvhJLABiWqs\"><u>I\u2019m On a Boat! &#8211; Allan Plays Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness! (Part 4)<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/idKbHXHiSa0\"><u>Test Drive &#8211; A Second Helping of Demos (Steam Next Fest)<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WRoF2fSjD8M\"><u>VGU Plays &#8211; Star Wars: Squadrons Part 8: Bombs Away<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2022\/08\/05\/multiversus-roster-showdown-an-introduction\/\"><u>Multiversus Roster Showdown: An Introduction &#8211; VGU.TV<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/livefromthepoolhouse\/episodes\/Welcome-to-the-Thing-4-You-dont-need-to-be-perfect-e1lqknn\"><u>Welcome to the Thing 4: You don&#8217;t need to be perfect by Live from the PoolHouse (anchor.fm)<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\/status\/1554927280719273992\"><u>Dusk Clip<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakofStadia\"><u>Speaking Of Stadia Podcast (@speakofstadia) \/ Twitter<\/u><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giveme20pod\"><u>Give Me 20 \u23f1 (@GiveMe20Pod) \/ Twitter<\/u><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You ready for this, Playa? 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