Cloud Games + Fiber vs. Physical/Downloaded Games

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Azzanation said:

Captain_Yuri said:

Telling people to be cautious based on past events that happened isn't miss informing people. I even said I like Hybrid cloud services... Maybe you should re-read the original post that you quoted?

Most of your examples aren't even related to the topic. The original post that you quoted is about my issue with buying individual cloud only games where as you stated random things like paying for electricity bills, phone data, gas provider... Like what even? Most of your examples aren't even in the same situation as cloud only game streaming.

That's some crazy mental gymnastics you got going on with your renting example. This isn't about renting a game, this is about buying a game outright that's cloud only. Again moving goal posts...

You do realize that with cloud saves... The save file is saved both on the device and cloud? So you do have the option to download all your cloud saves and save them onto your device so if the servers go down, you saves are still there. Where as with Cloud only games... Oh look, you don't have a choice. I have no idea why you choose cloud saves as an example cause I like cloud saves because you can have the saves both on your device and on the cloud. Similar to how I like the Hybrid cloud gaming on my original post where you can play the game on both your local device or on the cloud. And if the cloud provider shuts of their servers, then you still have access to your games and progress.

If you are only referring to Streaming only services, than the simply solution is.. don't buy games on a Streaming only service, its that simple. Instead of spreading and downplaying the slight and rare chance the servers shutting down. 

Your entire argument is like telling someone not use Netflix because it might shutdown one day. People don't care, majority just want to watch or play games. Weather that's our preferred method is not the point. I also collect games, especially ones i like however i don't downplay other options like digital or streaming. After all you are talking to an industry full of people who have to pay for online multiplayer, so even if they own the physical games, they really only own half of it.

Except it's not that rare of a chance. We have had a number of examples of cloud streaming services shutting down in the past and we have no idea what SE's track record will be. Considering how anti-consumer this industry can be, it's not a bad thing to advise people of the downsides if they are going to buy a cloud game from a company that has yet to have a good enough track record to be considered a safe purchase. And because with cloud streaming only, if the company decides to stop it's cloud service, you literately lose everything... If this was say xCloud or PSNow, it would be a different story as I have said good things about them in the past but those are subscription based that nets you a ton of games every month, allows you to download games onto your device if you have a console and have a good track record.

Netflix is also not the same thing. Yes it's streaming but subscription services like Netflix offer a ton of content for a low monthly price. The topic at hand is buying an individual cloud only game for a full price.