{"id":54674,"date":"2026-03-26T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/?p=54674"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:31:54","slug":"steam-cloud-play-how-clouds-are-changing-the-rules-of-the-game-and-game-dev-business-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/steam-cloud-play-how-clouds-are-changing-the-rules-of-the-game-and-game-dev-business-models","title":{"rendered":"Steam Cloud Play: How Clouds Are Changing the Rules of the Game and Game Dev Business Models"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54674\" class=\"elementor elementor-54674 elementor-54667\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fa894d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fa894d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e22809\" data-id=\"8e22809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d635d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d635d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2601\ufe0f\ud83c\udfae The world of digital distribution is taking another step towards accessibility. Valve has officially introduced Steam Cloud Play \u2014 a feature that allows developers to integrate their projects into cloud services. The system is currently in beta, and NVIDIA GeForce NOW is the first strategic partner.<br \/>\ud83d\udca1 What this means for developers:<br \/>\u2022 connecting to Cloud Play does not change the revenue model \u2014 all purchases remain in the Steam ecosystem;<br \/>\u2022 it is important to use cloud saves, because games are launched on different virtual devices;<br \/>\u2022 connecting manually through Steamworks settings;<br \/>\u2022 only one active game session is available at a time.<br \/>\ud83c\udf0d Currently, GeForce NOW via Steam Cloud Play is available in over 80 countries, and the list of partners will expand in the future.<br \/>\ud83d\udcca Cloud gaming is gradually becoming an important segment of the digital economy \u2014 and it is worth understanding the principles of its operation and development today.<br \/>Information prepared based on materials from GameDev.DOU: <a href=\"https:\/\/dou.ua\/goto\/mHQW\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/dou.ua\/goto\/mHQW<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2601\ufe0f\ud83c\udfae The world of digital distribution is taking another step towards accessibility. 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