Could this be the reason NX hits in March 2017?

[SonytendoAmiibo]

spemanig said:

SonytendoAmiibo said:

A streaming box would make it VERY easy for third party developers to get onboard. They just have to port their game to the NX server.

The holy grail for third parties would be a gaming system that requires no physical production of media, packaging and shipping costs. This would drag all the multi platform game developers to Nintendo kicking and screaming, but eager for all the extra profits.

You have a fundemental misunderstanding of the literal point of streaming, which is to not need hardware.

You also have a fundemental misunderstanding of how streaming works. Streaming isn't some nebulous ether of easy-to-port airware. It runs on hardware just like everything else. It would be no easier to port games than it is now.

Also, Nintendo doesn't need to stream to not have physical.

You just said it. The NX servers ARE hardware and the games will have to be ported to run on those servers. Also, high security on these servers fits in with statements I have seen online saying Nintendo is putting lots of security features into NX. They have to make sure the games on these servers are secure.

Will I pay $60 bucks to play CD Project Red's Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 when I already have an NX subscription and can play the game with no extra cost? Or a small extra cost for access to that game? NX would be the more cost effective way to go.