If 4k can be streamed why do we even have consoles and pcs anymore?

[Zekkyou]

kirby007 said:

Zekkyou said:
The majority of people barley have internet speeds good enough to stream a game in 1080p, let alone 4k :P That's not even accounting for data caps and throttling from service providers.

and thats why High Efficiency Video Coding is somehting we as gamers need to take a look at

Totally agree. It will be interesting to see how streaming goes over the next few years. PC gaming has already become a primarily digital market so it will likely be the first to switch. Console gaming i haven't a clue; It's going to depend a lot on Sony/Nintendo/MS. I doubt we will see them completely rid of the console model, they make too much of the royalties. However, give it 5 years and i could totally see a super cheap streaming only version of the PS4 and X1.

Or they could all go PC only and make me a happy panda :D