Palworld, a game that recently started its Early Access, is a work of a small-scale development company, but it is showing a formidable box office trend, recording the second highest number of concurrent users in Steam history. In particular, it is attracting users of various genres with gameplay that combines Minecraft, Pokemon, and first-person shooting games.

However, I am in a position where I cannot enjoy this game comfortably. I live in a university dormitory, so it is difficult to bring a PC or Xbox to my room. To play properly, I have to go to a PC room that smells of cigarettes. Most of the games I like, including Palworld, are those that require a PC or console.

For nearly four years, I have been suffering from the smell of cigarettes in PC rooms and dormitory curfews. Finally, I have found a way to play games on my iPad in my dormitory bed. This is not a separate mobile version like Minecraft, but a way to play the PC or console version directly on the iPad. It's the Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming service.

Xbox Game Pass is the Netflix version of games. For 7,900 won per month, you can play unlimited games on the list. And most importantly, if you use the 13,500 won Ultimate plan, you can also use the cloud gaming service on mobile devices such as the iPad.

Cloud games remotely control PCs or Xboxes. You access Microsoft's main office computer remotely from your iPad or iPhone to play games. The computer body is at MS, and the iPad is the monitor. Even PC games like Palworld can be played using this cloud game.

Games such as Palworld that I played through the iPad did not feel much different from playing on a PC or console. I was worried about lag because it was a way to remotely control the computer body, but the PvP mode of FPS games like Halo was not affected.

Of course, there are other things to prepare besides the iPad. You need one Bluetooth gamepad. There are some games that can be played with the iPad touchscreen alone, but many games still require gamepads that are compatible with Xbox. This is because the game is originally developed for PC or Xbox, so there is no iPad touchscreen control method.

In addition to Xbox gamepads, gamepads released by companies like 8BitDo are also compatible. However, it must be connected via Bluetooth, not USB or wired, to be used on the iPad. 8BitDo gamepads can also be used on Nintendo Switch as well as PCs and Xboxes.

Even if it's not Palworld, there are many games included in the Xbox Cloud game. You can play Ubisoft's masterpiece, 'Assassin's Creed' Odyssey. You can play Origin and Valhalla on the iPad.

I'm playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla on my PlayStation 4 at home, but I can only play it during the holidays. As a result, I haven't finished the story mode of this game that I bought last Lunar New Year. Now that I can play 'Valhalla' on my iPad at the dormitory, I think I will be able to graduate from this game soon.

In addition, you can enjoy Xbox and Steam's masterpieces such as Starfield, Halo, and Fortnite through cloud gaming.