Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on Cloud Gaming

Yes, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is available on cloud gaming via BYOG on Boosteroid or on Cloud PCs like Shadow, airgpu and CloudDeck.

BYOG ("Bring Your Own Game") means you link a supported store or launcher account to the service to stream your library. You must own Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain on that account to access it.

Alternatively, Cloud PC services let you install and play it in the cloud just like on a regular PC.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is supported on 4 cloud gaming services. These are the plans where it is available:

• Shadow: Any Plan
• airgpu: Any Plan
• CloudDeck: Any Plan
• Boosteroid: Any Plan

Availability may change over time as providers update their catalogs.

Yes, you need to buy Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for cloud gaming if you do not already own it.

BYOG services require a purchased copy from a supported store, and Cloud PC platforms require you to install your own copy on the cloud computer.

Yes, you can play Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain in your browser via cloud gaming on services such as Shadow and Boosteroid.

These platforms let you launch the game directly from a web browser without installing anything on your device.

The other available services, airgpu and CloudDeck, do not support browser play and require an app.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is available via cloud gaming on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, iOS, smart TVs, handhelds, and many other devices.

This works through browser-compatible services like Shadow and Boosteroid, where you start the game directly in the browser. Most providers also offer native apps across a wide range of devices.

airgpu and CloudDeck do not offer direct browser streaming or their own app. Instead, you use remote desktop apps such as Parsec or Moonlight to play on devices that support these apps.

No, you cannot play Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for free on cloud gaming.

All services that offer this game require a paid subscription. Some platforms also require you to own a purchased copy of the game.

Yes, multiplayer for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is supported on cloud gaming.

Once you launch it through a supported cloud gaming service, you can play online just like on a regular PC or console.

Cross-play availability depends on the game.