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VAMatt on 18 October 2019
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DonFerrari said:
VAMatt said:

I'm not willing to pay more for less performance.  I am only interested in paying less, or possible about the same amount for more convenience.  I see that Stadia (and other streaming services) may allow me to pay less.  Right now, I need at least two, preferably three consoles (not different platforms, but three XBs or PSs, for example) to hit most of the places I'd like to play. I wouldn't buy more than one at launch, which makes gaming even less convenient in the short run for me.  But, I'd pick up one or two more as prices drop.  So, let's say $1000 of consoles over the generation.  Then I have a $60 per year subscription to play online.  Then I have game purchases on top of that.  With Stadia, everything except the game purchase is eliminated.  Or, if I want to spend $10 a month for improved performance, it will take 8 years before I spend that $1000 that I would spend on consoles.  And, I still save the online game subscription.  After all of that savings, I have more convenience gaming too.  

I don't know how streaming is going to work out.  I plan to continue buying consoles for the foreseeable future.  But, I do see that streaming has potential to make gaming much more convenient, and possibly more affordable.  

I am also interested to see how Gamepass (and similar services) works cross-gen.  I already own two XBones.  So, if all games are cross-gen for a while, I could add just once Scarlett on my main gaming TV, then put the bones at the other TVs.  That would kind of give me the best of both worlds, without spending a ton of money.  

So you have bought 3 PS4 or X1 to game? If not you are just making silly point to inflate something.

Per your post if you bought one PS4 at launch at 399 and one on a discount 199 how would that amount to 1000? Strange math over there. Online play sure you could pay 60USD, or use any of the regular discounts for under 39, not that it would make much difference anyway.

Your console management seems quite odd.

If you want to play 1080p30fps to avoid paying 10 bucks for subs, then you may as well not even go next gen since you already receive 1080p30fps this gen with plenty of games. If you are willing to compare the experience of the local console giving you pristine graphics at 4k versus 1080p30fps plus latency "for convenience" well enjoy yourself.

I'm pretty satisfied with my PS4 sitting on one TV and carrying it over when I travel and want to play, bought PS4Pro for added performance not because I needed to use on a different TV. My son have received the PS4 to play though.

I do not have three of any console right now.   I have two XBones, as I said.  I only have one PS4.  This lack of a console on every TV is a big part of what makes me interested in streaming.  

My math is based on the expected $500 launch price of next gen systems.  I'm not inflating anything.  I'm using reasonable numbers to demonstrate how streaming may work well for some gamers.  

I'm not sure why you're getting so worked up over someone else having different gaming priorities than you.  Streaming services may be good options for some gamers, like me.  If you don't like streaming, don't buy it.  There will still be consoles, especially if streaming fails to deliver quality experiences.  So, I see no reason that anyone should dislike streaming as an option for people that are interested.  

I do not expect that streaming will replace local devices for me anytime soon.  I am hoping that streaming will supplement consoles, and add a new gaming option for me, and anyone else that's interested.