shikamaru317 said:
Agreed. And that is exactly why they are releasing this console now. If they wait 10 years, they will be at a huge disadvantage against Microsoft's xCloud and Sony's PS Now in the streaming service war. But, if they release the console and the streaming service now, integrated together with all of their games releasing on both just like MS is planning to do with xCloud, they can potentially start to win over a dedicated fanbase like Sony and MS have, people who will switch over to the streaming service as it become a viable option for them due to the improving internet in their area over the next 10 years. |
One factor not being talked about here that may put a big damper on potential players like Google in the future game streaming market, that is facing the same situation that the big three face with major content providers like Square, EA ,Activision etc seeing a very tempting future with streaming giving them a direct link to the consumer, but one not without its own set of challenges and questions to be answered by them like do you go it alone, or do you combat potential over fragmentation of the market by combining with other content providers to have enough scale.
So what the big three especially Sony and MS need to look at is things might start out great,but with the services maturing, just like netflix is starting to see future headwinds in the form of Disney moving content onto their own service, so they can't be complacent,maybe opportunity will arise in the form of the increased in value of content that streaming brings being enough to justify the cost of buying a controlling interest in some of these companies or at least changing the way present day publishing on psn/live works entering into long term partnership deals, no matter it looks like a future of disruption.
Last edited by mjk45 - on 13 March 2019Research shows Video games help make you smarter, so why am I an idiot
