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Before I acknowledge how absurd your claim is about XCloud which isn’t trying to be its own streaming service but complimentary. I must ask you where the hell you got 1 billion number from regarding hardcore PC Gamers?... you realize the most powerful graphic card is for the niche gamer. The majority is satisfied with mid or low end cards.
Derktron
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Who the hell comes up with these threads? How ignorant can OP be to even think like this, he must hate Microsoft so damn much. You would be foolish enough to even think that xCloud (which is just an add-on to the Xbox ecosystem) that Microsoft would even shut that service down. I can see the argument with Google vs. Amazon because let's be honest, these two companies should not touch anything in gaming. Because Google tells a good story.
Derktron
Banned
I agree, it's an add-on to their many services that they offer now. Now I could see them make some sort of streaming stick to play some games in your house.
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Nezzeroth
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You know most PC players own crappy PCs or laptops and play games like LoL, CS or Minecraft. right?
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
No need to hide it because market realities
megreotsugua
Banned
Gaming streaming in order to be successful has to packaged in a manner that will appeal to the larger crowd of casuals.
1. Netflix Gaming
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2. Sony+
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1. Netflix Gaming
Netflix Gaming vs Netflix of Gaming
Netflix spent $17B on content in 2020. What if just $2B of that went into buying old successful games or including making their own games? = Game streaming to casuals of 300 million subs. How does it benefit Netflix? Retention. More variety of entertainment that could hook a subscriber when...
2. Sony+
Gamepass Competitor: How about a Sony+? (PSNow+Funimation/Crunchyroll+Sony Movies&Shows)
Edit: Please ignore the thread title saying it's a gamepass competitor. I just realized this is not a game pass competitor but a Netflix (300M subs) and Disney+ (80M subs in a year) competitor targeting the masses who like entertainment but occasionally play games as well. This has larger...
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Shmunter
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In the context of billions of mobile users paying for it as part of their go to gaming diet, I just cannot see it at all.
As a side option for Xbox users, yes it will stay, but it will be in the background like PSNow.
Without such mass reach however gamepass long term viability will come into focus.
As a side option for Xbox users, yes it will stay, but it will be in the background like PSNow.
Without such mass reach however gamepass long term viability will come into focus.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
microsoft are the only ones to do streaming right.
sony, nvidia, google, amazon are ass.
i'm sure people in the music + film industry were saying this too prior to spotify/netflix.
but then gamers are a special kind of idiot so you might be right.
sony, nvidia, google, amazon are ass.
i'm sure people in the music + film industry were saying this too prior to spotify/netflix.
but then gamers are a special kind of idiot so you might be right.
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Mr. PlayStation
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Xcloud is here to stay. Wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft announces in a couple of years that they will shift focus from making consoles to building on social gaming platform through cloud. Microsoft are better positioned to completely switch from traditional consoles games company to cloud people. They’ve already got the customer base. Amazon Luna is here just to ease the pain of google stadia for their misfortunes. You know like two drunk friends drinking and sharing sad stories. One of the two will pass out first and this case it was google stadia with the closure of internal game studios
Shmunter
Member
We shall see I guess. I thought it’s going to be the next huge thing myself there for awhile. Genuinely thought stadia will light the world on fire. Ease of use, in a browser, click into the game from any related YouTube video etc. super accessible, wasn’t to be the case.
Then i though xcloud would do it. But now that it’s been available for a while and I’m not hearing a single buzz around it. Not even on here.
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Luna is positioned as decentralized option - ie. it'll be around at least as long as there are publishers wanting to run their stores.
In the scenarios where streaming fails(or continues to fail, I should say) commercially - it likely has the most longevity of any option.
MaulerX
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This really shouldn't be a question as they are vastly different.
Like Stadia, Luna IS the product. Streaming is the only way to access and play games.
XCloud is and will remain a complementary service and just another way to access your games (PC natively , Xbox family of consoles natively, Android and soon IOS and PC via XCloud).
So to answers the question if one of them was going to fold it would be Luna. No doubt.
Like Stadia, Luna IS the product. Streaming is the only way to access and play games.
XCloud is and will remain a complementary service and just another way to access your games (PC natively , Xbox family of consoles natively, Android and soon IOS and PC via XCloud).
So to answers the question if one of them was going to fold it would be Luna. No doubt.
JackNightblade
Member
not a thing you said wasnt already irrelevant or very close to being irrelevant in the near future.
streaming will 100000% take over at some point.
streaming will 100000% take over at some point.
longdi
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as
MaulerX
said, streaming is more complementary than a full fledged commercial possibility. Those who game heavily on mobile, will play games designed for mobile.Those old skoool GAFFERS who plays big budget games, will want the best experience, and streaming is just good to have.
Thats why im extermely bullish about the way MS is approaching this new distribution paradigm.