Synos
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Synos, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Synos's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account and save security
- Synos says its isolated environments are wiped upon termination, while saves are stored independently or synced through official cloud services such as Steam Cloud.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The site says Synos is in open beta and available in Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia, and lists active compute nodes across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Beta access
- During beta, registered users receive free daily tokens, while official launch pricing is still to be determined.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Beta availability
- The site says the open beta is live, with free daily tokens for registered users and no official launch pricing set yet.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Bring your own license
- The creators page describes a planned BYOL flow to link a Steam account and play across devices, marked as forthcoming in its page copy.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud LAN
- Synos says its Virtual Cloud LAN connects players on the same edge network for multiplayer in titles with LAN support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Controllers
- Synos says it supports Xbox and PlayStation controllers on Android and Web, with other controllers being optimized.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Controller support
- Synos states that Xbox and PlayStation controllers are supported on Android and web, with other controllers being optimized.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Creator program
- Creators can apply for custom channel invite codes, exclusive fan perks, and priority API access to Synos’s future roadmap.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer program
- Synos says developers can publish indie games to its cloud for early fan access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Game access
- The site says users can launch games shared by the community without downloads in most cases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Game access model
- mixedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Game content
- Synos says it does not provide game content and instead provides a cloud execution environment and computing resources.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Game licensing
- The Creators page describes a bring-your-own-license approach and says users can link Steam, but labels this as an upcoming Alpha feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Library sharing
- Users can share their rig and library while keeping personal saves private.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer
- Virtual Cloud LAN connects players on the same edge network for multiplayer in titles with LAN support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Synos describes itself as an AI cloud gaming system that streams PC games to devices without requiring game downloads in most cases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Regional availability
- The homepage says active compute nodes serve Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America, and the beta is available in Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Saves and isolation
- The FAQ says cloud environments are isolated and wiped upon termination, while saves are stored separately or synced through official cloud services such as Steam Cloud.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The site identifies the operator as XCOMPUTE LIMITED and lists its address as Level 36, PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Hong Kongchecked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker background
- Synos says its founding team established and managed an APAC third-party cloud gaming platform that served over 50 million users worldwide.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- iOS
- The creators page says Synos supports iOS Safari so games can be played in the browser without an App Store download.checked 11 Oct 2026
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