Gaming on an aeroplane is great, but that's a case where gaming-as-a-service is never going to work for obvious reasons.
LAN parties are great, but you don't need super-portable if you're packing for an all-day/overnight trip anyway. A computer that fits in a duffel bag is fine, and plenty of "luggable" gaming laptops qualify.
> Gaming on an aeroplane is great, but that's a case where gaming-as-a-service is never going to work for obvious reasons.
With current geo-synchronous satellites, correct. With the upcoming low earth orbit internet satellite constellations of which there are at least 3 announced and the spacex starlink constellation is literally launching their first batch of 60 satellites this week, this should be doable.
The whole point of a LAN party is to remove the internet and its associated issues from the network multiplayer equation. Streamed gaming from the cloud does the opposite.
