Project xCloud - Microsoft Game Streaming

[Cobretti2]

Azzanation said:

Replicant said:

That was 5 years ago when Microsoft didn't deliver.

Maybe they'll deliver this time around.

And many didn't believe the logic behind it all. 

Cobretti2 said:

why though? most people that were not keen on the cloud want physical copies of their games. Going all service based is you loosing what you own.

Also the power of the cloud was stupid because lets say I bought a game and it relied on the cloud to made the game function, what would happen to my game once the cloud service is turned of for that console? Would it even load or the hardware bet to poor to run it on it's own lol? That was the issue with that scenario.

You mean just like what if your electricity blacks out or your internet drops out with MMOs on any online video game, or your TV breaks down. Lets not pretend that you are completely covered because you own the physical game. If you cannot download that day one patch your physical game is rendered useless. The industry owns more control over your physical media than you think. 

I have a few games I own the actual disks for and they have been taken down and are no longer available. The disks are useless.

I'm talking about turned off indefinitely. a broken TV or power outage is a solvable problem.

That is  exactly why new games don't hold their value and old ones that are classics rise because people rebuy them as they can plug and play.  I personally stay away from games that have game breaking bugs in them. Any game that can be played without a patch and still be somewhat enjoyable is all I buy now. 

Stuff that requires a download to work I ignore completely.