Microsoft crushes PlayStation and GeForce Now in cloud gaming

Playing in the cloud is the future, or at least many users and companies they believe that. Despite the fact that it is a proposal for the future, it is already underway thanks to different services that come from different companies. And, it is that, it seems that they all want a slice of the game in the cloud, although Microsoft be the one that goes ahead.

Yes, those from Redmond have the lead and are positioned well above the rest of their rivals. In fact, this situation may have made Google give up on its commitment to bring gaming to users in the cloud. We are talking about Google Stadia, which had to close its doors just a few months ago.

The competition does not forgive and more when it comes to innovation, being the new position of Microsoft an example of this. In 2021 the market was very different from the one that closed in 2022 and the analysis that can be obtained from the general change is that Microsoft has managed to get ahead of the competition.

To have a bit of context, the data that comes to us from the hand of 9To5Google show that in 2021 xCloud, a Microsoft service, had a market share between 20 and 30%along with NVIDIA GeForce Now at the same percentage, while PlayStation rose between 30 and 40% and Google Stadia trailed behind at 5 and 10%.

Microsoft is ahead of the competition and makes it clear that its cloud gaming proposal is the most used

The data in 2022 are very different and, in fact, xCloud now has a market share of between 60 and 70%. What happens with the rest? Despite the fact that a new competitor known as Amazon Luna has entered, the quotas are distributed in an inequitable way and, in fact, they are an example of what is happening in the sector.

NVIDIA GeForce and PlayStation Cloud Gaming share the same percentage of between 10 and 20% of users, while Google Stadia together with Amazon Luna they remain with their corresponding between 0 and 5% of users. It is interesting that, despite the efforts of the rest of the companies, Microsoft continues to be ahead.

There is no clear answer, although many factors must be taken into account, such as the case of Xbox Game Pass Streaming which, due to its price, is a highly recommended option for any user who does not have a console or a computer and wants to play any type of game anywhere.