#Virtual gaming pc service install#
We launched it and watched as the app fired up our cloud PC, then opened and displayed our desktop, all in a surprisingly speed 30 seconds.Įach Shadow cloud PC starts life with a standard Windows 10 setup, so your first task is to install whatever games or tools you need. Shadow’s Windows installer set up a simple app on our local system. This doesn’t happen instantly, but it should be up and running within an hour, and the service sends you an email when your PC is ready to go. Sign up with Shadow and the company goes to work, creating and activating your remote PC.
(Image credit: Future) Shadow: How it works If you’ll use Shadow’s power, it looks like a good deal. Microsoft’s Windows 365 Premium system has less CPU power,16GB RAM, 128GB storage and no GPU, for instance, yet it’s more expensive at $66 a month. GeForce Now’s GeForce RTX 3080 setup costs $16.67 / £15 / AUD$25 a month on the six month plan.Ĭompare Shadow with similar remote PC services, though, and it’s a different story. PlayStation Plus gives you access to a library with hundreds of games (as well as a stack of other benefits) for $10 / £9 / AUD$15 a month on the annual plan.
If you’re solely interested in gaming streaming, there are cheaper services around. Put that all together and a quality Shadow PC with the Power Upgrade and 1TB of storage costs $53.95 / £45 / AUD$80 billed monthly. If the standard 256GB storage is a little cramped for your liking, no problem, you can add more 256GB blocks for $2.99 / £2.80 / AUD$5 each, up to a maximum 5TB. Paying an extra $14.99 / £14 / AUD$25 a month for the Power Upgrade plan ups the system specs to a Ray Tracing-enabled GeForce RTX 3070 (or an AMD equivalent, depending on your location), with an AMD EPYC 7543P 2.8GHz CPU or similar, and 16GB RAM.
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