Game development is a highly lucrative and incredibly competitive industry. The potential financial gains of creating a successful game are immense but the consequences of failure can be costly. Beyond the inherent risks, the necessary tech investments into game servers and network capabilities can be quite expensive. With the rise of the smartphone though, the wide-spread acceptance and integration of gaming into daily life has only grown. With so much potential revenue floating around out there, it’s of little wonder why developers are always searching for the newest hit. After all, who wouldn’t want to make the next Minecraft, Angry Birds, or Fortnite?

But, in an industry overflowing with talent and catering to an audience that is constantly growing and hungry for the newest content, why is it that so many great games never see the success they deserve?

After all, technology is constantly improving. This means that the industry standards and expectations placed on developers are continuously evolving as well. As the resources needed to build modern games grow increasingly demanding, the strains they place on your network increase as well. You may create the best game in the world, but if it can’t run smoothly due to high latency and bandwidth issues, it’s only a matter of time before your player-base moves on.

This is why the infrastructure that supports your game is as important as the game itself.

With the rise of cloud computing though, many companies have chosen to sacrifice performance in the name of cost-reduction. That’s not to say that the cloud isn’t useful. However, when running resource intensive software simultaneously receiving inputs from thousands of players in an industry where even milliseconds matter, can you really afford to trade away control over your network? As it is, many customers of cloud providers have been disappointed to learn that their expenses are often higher than expected. What if there was another way?

At mxNAP, we provide high-end dedicated servers at affordable prices, sustained by a world-class network and industry-leading support. If you want to provide your players with the best, you’ve come to the right place.