For decades, anyone who wanted to play the latest video games relied on a console as powerful as possible or a computer with a good graphics card. But online gaming and therefore cloud gaming is on the rise. Cloud gaming providers such as Deutsche Telekom with MagentaGaming provide necessary computer power such as processors and graphics cards on the network. The players themselves only need a screen and a good internet connection on the site, but they don’t need more powerful hardware. According to Dominik Lauf, Head of MagentaGaming Program at Telekom, 5G is particularly suitable for cloud gaming.
It is important that latency times are as low as possible
In an interview with the company’s Telekom blog, Lauf explains that every smartphone can become a portable PlayStation. MagentaGaming Stream games from the cloud. This works in a similar way to video streaming services that stream video content such as series and movies. All you need is the MagentaGaming app for Windows, Mac, Android, AndroidTV, FireOS or MagentaTV stick. The games can then be played on TV, smartphone, tablet, and co.
According to the gaming expert at Telekom, the lowest possible latency and a stable connection are of great importance in online games. “If you compare that with Netflix, with video, the data rates in games are higher. And on top of that, everything has to be done live, and the network has to be really stable. In online games, every millisecond is crucial to winning or Losing counts,” the run explains.
Telekom computers should be as close as possible to customers
Computers for MagentaGaming’s communications are decentralized throughout Germany. “A distance of about 100 km from the customer to the data center results in a latency of about one and a half milliseconds. This means we make sure that we get as close as possible to the customer,” says Telekom Lauf expert.
Real-time gaming is possible with 5G thanks to the extremely low latency. “Stability and bandwidth play a great role,” said Telekom’s game manager. For powerful graphics, bandwidths from 10 to 20 Mbit / s are usually sufficient, but above all the speed should be stable. 5G is suitable for this.
