Do gamers really want Cloud gaming?

[goopy20]

Conina said:

goopy20 said:

I guess it all depends on what you consider a traditional console. If Nvidia launches a 40Tflops console that cost $2000, would that be a traditional console? Imo a traditional console is something that's designed for mass market penetration with a tolerable price and has games that're specifically designed for that platform. We don't know the price of Series X yet, but if it's $599 or more I'm sure MS knows it will never sell 100m units. 

So 100m units is the deciding factor if a console is a traditional console?

Well, I guess in that case Sega Master System, Genesis, DreamCast, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Wii U, PS3, Xbox and Xbox 360 weren't traditional consoles either.

No, not all consoles sell 100m units but building an install base is something that all platform holders have traditionally been aiming for. Price and exclusives is how almost every console in history has tried to do that. However, we've never had a new console launch with the company behind it saying "We don't need to sell you this to reach our business goals" and make all their exclusives cross-gen. For better or worse, MS is running with a completely different strategy next gen.

XBOX BOSS PHIL SPENCER ON THE FUTURE OF GAMING: ‘THE BUSINESS ISN’T HOW MANY CONSOLES YOU SELL’

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18661247/phil-spencer-interview-xbox-project-scarlett-xcloud-e3-2019

Last edited by goopy20 - on 06 March 2020