It's pretty playable on GeForce Now, for what it's worth. Still a big laggy, but I was able to play for many hours without major issues... just the occasionally annoying but livable stutter.
I have a M2 Max and GFN is much much easier than trying to set something up with GPT (Game Porting Toolkit) and Whisky, and much faster & quieter too. An RTX 4080 running in their data center means no local heat and noise.
Even with GFN it's laggy and stutters. Totally agree with the article.
Also way fewer cards needed this way, with users being able to share cards through the day instead of each needing their own.
Basically mainframes all over again :)
I don't think this actually tracks, unless the heat is actually being put to use. You don't need HVACs when you have the machines distributed.
In data centers, sometimes (not always, and perhaps not often?) the heat can be more efficiently handled through central heat exchangers, more efficient commercial HVACs, etc.
Was just trying to offer the GP a way to play the game that actually works :) (Yes, only by inefficiently throwing RTX 4080 power at it, and even then still struggling.)