| Machiavellian said: Actually the only company that is against the merger is Google and it may not be for the reason you believe. For all we know, Google may want the deal to fail so that they can step in and purchase ABK. There are few companies that can pony up the money to purchase ABK outside of Apple, Google and some other huge media corporation. Even still the question still remains that Cloud as it is today is not even close to being a big market. It represent .02% or something along those lines of the gaming market. The reason these companies are trying to enter the market is because its another revenue stream but as to how big it is or will be in the next 10 years, well if anything it will be a supplemental distribution method more than anything else. We already seen Google fail, we have seen no traction with PS Now, we have seen no traction with XCloud. Even You Azz said you have not used it but you are champion something you have not experienced. I can tell you from basic experience, using Cox internet, that I was frequently running over my data limit without streaming any games. Just with people in my household using the internet for TV, music and regular usage. Now you want to throw full on streaming of a game and that will blow every data cap within a few days. Its not going to be viable as a main source for gaming for a while unless the majority of ISPs drop their data cap limits. |
I am not champion Streaming, i am pointing out the buisness/industry direction. I would always prefer to game natively.
Why do you think Google wants to purchase ABK? To boost their Streaming network by offering the best selling content. Same reason MS want ABK.
We arent talking about Streaming now, we are talking another decade from now where majority of Hardware simply wont be reasonable anymore for companies to produce. When majority of the market push the narrative of no hardware required, everyone will be jumping on board weather they like to or not.
A new generation of gamers are born every year. Streaming will surely improve in 10 years to the point that their will be little difference and issues. New gen gamers won't know any better. They were born with touchscreen devices in their hands and phones that can do everything.
MS are already in position to go full throttle into it, so its just a matter of time before everyone follows. Hardware is like phyiscal games, PCs rarely support phyiscal media because digital has taken over. Streaming is clearly the replacement of hardware just like digital replaced phyiscal.
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