Far from being hesitant to follow leading trends, Facebook launched its own cloud-based gaming service in an effort to compete against tech giants Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
“Today we’re announcing that Facebook Gaming has launched several cloud-streamed games in the Facebook app and on browser — playable instantly, with no downloads required,” said Facebook vice president of play, Jason Rubin.
Facebook is offering its cloud games for free
Rather than offer users a standard subscription service, Facebook has cut out all expenses for gamers by offering access to its cloud library for free. The usual rate runs between $5-$15 per month. In this case, the social network is certainly the last major player to find a seat at the table; both Sony and Nvidia have offered cloud gaming services for quite some time.
As of April, Sony’s cloud gaming service boasts 2.2 million paid subscribers. Nevada too has close to 4 million paid and free subscribers utilizing its cloud gaming services. That said, cloud gaming is far from a goldmine and has struggled to generate traction due to a lack of high-profile titles to draw users in.
