Gamer79
Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
Cloud Gaming is getting better and better. I can say that Geforce now on my Shield TV and PS NOW on my ps4 are almost flawless streaming experiences. I think it would benefit us as gamers if all games were on one platform. There could easily be a future where all we need to access Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft games is just one cheap device to access the network.
A solution on how each could still benefit from this is each having their own digital store. It could be a subscription based or digital purchase based deal on games. All the info is kept into a central cloud.
An example: If I want to play Nintendo games. I use the set top box to access the network and there is a general U.I. I select the Nintendo Store. I could pay $60 a year to play nintendo games or pay a price to "digitally own" a game for a set price.
Another example: I want to play Microsoft games. Same as above but just in the microsoft store.
The good side of this: Most of the cost of upgrading the hardware goes away. Most of the processing is done over the cloud so we don't need to own the powerful cpu's, gpu's, etc.
The bad side of this: Too many developers having their own store. You end up paying hundreds of dollars a year on various subscription services.
A solution on how each could still benefit from this is each having their own digital store. It could be a subscription based or digital purchase based deal on games. All the info is kept into a central cloud.
An example: If I want to play Nintendo games. I use the set top box to access the network and there is a general U.I. I select the Nintendo Store. I could pay $60 a year to play nintendo games or pay a price to "digitally own" a game for a set price.
Another example: I want to play Microsoft games. Same as above but just in the microsoft store.
The good side of this: Most of the cost of upgrading the hardware goes away. Most of the processing is done over the cloud so we don't need to own the powerful cpu's, gpu's, etc.
The bad side of this: Too many developers having their own store. You end up paying hundreds of dollars a year on various subscription services.