It will not happen for us, but for the next generation who will think we were stupid to have a hardware and not a cloud service, but for now, gamers dont want that
Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:
PS4: 17m XB1: 10m WiiU: 10m Vita: 10m
| Mystro-Sama said: This isn't happening anytime soon if at all. There are waaaay too many network problems plaguing this industry, especially after MS tried to force this future upon the gamers prematurely. And there are plenty people out there that still think physical copy superior since it gives them the opportunity to sell it to buy other games or lend it to friends. |
Microsoft never came up with streaming entire games to a console via the cloud.. Without loading times....
Sony is thinking of becoming the Netflix of gaming.. Which jmo will be a future
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Of course, i'm not saying that sony will fail, neither i wish for it. But sony is more about following the patterns of the industry than defying them, and there is nothing wrong about it. Using a popular architeture, don't making big changes on its controller, built in twicth function, trying its own take at Virtual reality, all this helped to put PS4 where it is. By all means, they have made good things with its psn store, and for me there is where they really shine and make theirs best decisions.
But think about it: PS NOW can work on most devices where netflix work + a controller(psvita, ps3, sony TVs and smartphones). Wiiu and 3DS have netflix(and a controller). Sony don't have a problem with cross play in their plattaforms. Neither nintendo have. So, at this pace and if the business man play theirs card, we can end up having sony games running in nintendo hardware officially via cloud ina close future.
Can you imagine the megatons if this happens? People talk about dreaming with zelda and mario games on PS4, but we can end with Kratos, Joel and Drake on wiiu first, hahahahahahaha.
You laugh now, but remenber that years ago, sonic fans laughed at a similar idea too.
(Favorite this thread for the future, you will not regret ;)
"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
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| Soundwave said: Yup, I've said this before. There will be a physical Playstation 5, but I don't think there will be a Playstation 6. Watching movies at home didn't die with the death of Blockbuster Video. |
Um... The death of blockbuster was because people watched movies at home through piracy. Blockbuster dying would have had no affect at all here.
no, no I don't want mandatory internet connection to play games.
| outlawauron said: Wow, for anyone who doubts that this is the future, please look towards Steam. It's not going to happen in 5 years, but I'll be shocked if our console ecosystem exists like it does now in 13-14 years. |
That's because Steam's on a open platform in which no company owns it, being the PC.
Closed gaming platforms however, are much different, as you're under the mercy of a certain manufacturer & their rules. If you honestly think that a console manufacturer & 3rd party publishers are going to play nice & give everyone a lot of Steam-level prices of games once everything's digital only/cloud only on closed gaming platforms, then I have a bridge to sell you.
As long as it becomes just as easy to illegally download and play a game as it is music, movies and TV shows I will be happy.
| Shadow1980 said: Physical > digital. A digital-only future is a future I want no part of. And mark my words, if consoles ever do go all-digital, there will be a crash. Neither the demand nor the necessary infrastructure is there, plus there are many other serious issues surrounding download aside from technical ones, including but not limited to the First-sale Doctrine. If I pay $60 for a game, I expect to own it and be able to lend, sell, or gift it at my discretion. |
Not to mention that unprecedented bandwidth rape. Most people can't even stream 5 minute video on youtube without buffering. Countries with shitty internet will surely want no part in this.
toot1231 said:
If physical games dissapear then I will not support any "system" or company that does it. I know for a fact im not alone on this. |
I'm with ya.
I think that interview in itself is kind of a confirmation that Sony themselves see even PS4 gradually turning into a streaming device, in time also for PS4 games. Sony wants to drive software sales up, selling hardware is not the profitable part of gaming anyway.
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