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Replicant on 24 January 2019
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Azzanation said:

Intrinsic said:

Firstly its not only available in EU.

Secondly, netflix didnt start off being available everywhere on day one either. It also took years to get to some places.

Then there is the fact that at least (and if we are being honest here) Playstation has one of the most (probably top 2 or number one) extensive and/or active ame streaming services in the industry with playstation now while others are really only just building theirs out. Take this fr instance, MS is making a big push for game streaming services now and building it into to core of their next Xbox....... thats something sony showed off right alongside the share button at the PS4 reveal in 2013.

We have not only gotten game PS Share but have also got PSnow from that initiative and the latter is growing. 

I never said it wont be the Netflix of gaming but I think its rather funny that this thread is calling it that now, when majority of the world don't even have access to it or know of PSNow. I am guessing because MS came out and said that xCloud is aiming to be the Netflix of gaming, all of a sudden PSNow is considered a bigger streaming service so its the real Netflix of gaming because its one of the first even when Sony is actually using a much smaller infrastructure to the MS, Amazon and Apple. That's why the title is a little misleading to me.

Many sites have described PS Now as the Netflix of gaming e.g. Trusted Reviews back in June 2018 (link). It's a practical term in order to explain the concept of the service (you stream your games, just like you stream your movies). That's why Microsoft uses the same term which you don't seem to have a problem with.

I agree that it's too early to say what service will become the Netflix of gaming regarding to market share and popularity. That's why I struggle to understand why you're ready to give xCloud a bigger chance of becoming that.