Cloud Gaming on M1 Mac

Cory Wilson
4 min readJul 29, 2021
Photo by Carl Raw on Unsplash

I flipped my life on its head about a month ago. I sold my Windows-powered gaming rig and replaced it with an M1 MacBook Air. The only non-Apple product in my house at this point is a work supplied laptop. Gaming is hard. I miss it. But, cloud gaming to the rescue!

I had grabbed Nvidia GeForce Now when I had originally installed Fortnite on the M1, and quickly realized that the Apple/Epic Feud is a real thing. I have wanted to try Xbox Game Pass for a while and hadn’t bitten the bullet…until about two weeks ago.

Throughout the course of this short article, I’ll share my experiences with both, and maybe help those who want to branch out and try other options.

Nvidia GeForce Now

Nvidia’s cloud gaming service released back in 2017. While cloud gaming is still trying to gain traction, if anyone can make it work, the world’s premier video card manufacturer should be able to. I think they do.

Nvidia GeForce Now

While their model is a little different from Microsoft’s, one of the perks is an actual client you can download free. If by some chance you are like me and have a huge Steam library, or Epic library, or Origin library, you get the idea. If…

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Cory Wilson
Cory Wilson

Written by Cory Wilson

Tech Enthusiast 💻 Casual Gamer 🕹 Data Analytics Student 📚 I write for fun 📝

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