The internet isn’t good enough globally to do that, and still won’t be by 2030 after the ps6/nextbox is out. Maybe the gen after next. But even then, there’s a lot of countries I could see still being patchy. Right now in Australia, Sony won’t even let you access the PS3 streaming games because they know it won’t work well enough.
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ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month agoI can get ps5 graphics with a $280 video card, games are often way cheaper, I can hook the pc up to my TV, and still play with a ps5 or Xbox controller, or mouse and keyboard.
I suspect next gen there will be a ps6 and Xbox will make a cheap cloud gaming box and just go subscription only.
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 month ago
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
You overestimate how much Microsoft would care about people with bad internet. They’ll opt for smaller numbers paying a subscription per month/year on cheap hardware. No point in losing money against Sony directly.
Nikelui@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Didn’t Google Stadia do the cloud thing and failed miserably?
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
Microsofts cloud gaming is already profitable. Also, they got their ass kicked so badly against the ps5 that there’s no profitable avenue in developing and trying to sell a future console. They’re better off concentrating on pc games and cloud gaming. Sony can’t really compete against them in that market, just like microsoft is unlikely to make it worth while to compete against Sony in a console.