Gaming in the Cloud: 5G as the pillar for future gaming approaches

The present work identifies the critical factors in the Cloud Gaming user’s experience and the impact of the network on it. Along these lines, the most important aspects in 5G networks that will support the provision of Cloud Gaming are exposed, offering a performance comparison with other network technologies through experiments in real scenarios. The outcome shows the potential of 5G networks in contrast with legacy technologies. From this, the main bottlenecks of current network technologies are identified, establishing the 5G features destined to overcome these limitations and the innovations necessary to achieve this goal.