Even if they get everything else perfect, even if the experience is fantastic and identical to local processing (it won't be), I very strongly believe this is the single point that will kill these services. Check out some of the Stadia first impressions they're hopeful, but also it's very clear that even in the best situations this technology degrades A/V performance substantially while still having issues with latency. The funny thing is, game streaming would most impact the ability to offer great graphics on these devices which traditionally couldn't do it, but gamers CARE WAY MORE about latency, they just haven't ever had to worry about it because we've always had local processing. Game streaming would most deeply improve the gaming experience on the literal devices that are the least suited to actually offer an enjoyable experience (tablets, phones, wireless devices in exotic locations). Google may have the engineering chops and scale to get it right they know the browser, they have deep networking and latency expertise, and they have DCs all around the world. End-Device support and quality of experience are tightly linked. Note: This is identical to our situation today! Fragmentation has always existed in gaming, and it always will streaming will make it worse, not better. Stadia and xCloud won't get these so we'll have to adopt multiple streaming services, with varying degrees of cost, quality, and end-device support. Sony is killing it with their first party studios. (Very) Arguably the best games of this generation are on PS4.
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Gaming exclusivity is still a problem and only getting worse (see everything going on with the Epic Games Store even on a single platform like PC there's still extreme fragmentation). This WILL NOT be even CLOSE to any future we will experience. Of course it would be great to play any game on any device at low latency for low cost.
The issue is, everyone is focused so much on the advantages of Stadia-like services we forget all the INHERENT downsides. They probably still offer it somewhere, but its not a priority for their sales, and I seriously doubt it represents even a small portion of their console ownership. I'd challenge you to start at and find it I can't. Microsoft did announce that "Xbox subscription" service at some point. That's still expensive for some people, I'm not trying to be insensitive. Yes, of course, that's why I said "$400 on the high end". The funny thing is, at least in my experience, it's the "serious" gamers who have the best internet and thus would be most eligible for these services, yet would also be most likely to want the best quality experience (audio, visual, input lag).
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That's the flaw of all of these services there's no way they can be offered at a cost competitive rate to running code inside the house, and that's not even considering internet speeds. That's not where the money is at (in consoles, its DEFINITELY where the money is at in mobile). Services like Stadia or xCloud will cater well to the casual gaming crowd 10 hours or less per month, not seriously invested. Even Xbox Live Gold/PS+ isn't cheaper than that, and that's a FAR simpler service to run versus cloud streaming. I haven't seen any "production" cloud streaming service that cheap some can be cheaper if you don't play a lot, as they bill per hour of active time. Even on the high end, it's a $400 (PS4P) cost spread over 4 or more years, which can work out to as low as $10/month. Of course gamers want everything for free, but gamers are generally smarter and more conservative than the average population (see the whole Epic Games Store debacle right now).Ĭonsoles are exceedingly cheap nowadays.