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I wonder if they will add this to the Amazon Prime app since it will be on the firestick? I'm sure Sony and Microsoft will block the gaming part of the Prime app on their consoles tho.
I'd like to see Microsoft implement PWA for xCloud seeing as it's clearly possible based on Amazon's claim with Luna. I signed up for early access, but likely wouldn't subscribe for long. I prefer having the option of playing games on local hardware so Game Pass is a better fit for the foreseeable future. Gaming is nuts right now though.
The Amazon controller connects to the internet , sit the app only needs to do the streaming.
Xcloud needs an input via Bluetooth or a cable and the PWA may not give access to that part of IOS
The article said the service should work fine with normal (Bluetooth) controllers.
Yeah I think so, which makes Stadia that much more ridiculous compared to Luna.
Smart of Amazon to go after Stadia. This is the biggest threat to Xbox's streaming plans. I do wonder if all of these companies are trying to get those 3 billion potential gamers and will end up chasing a wale that they will never catch, a la "if only 1% of the Chinese bought a console in China" which yes, would be huge in theory, but the market for people who don't game, but want to, but have the ISP speeds and necessary items to use services like this may not be as big a market as it might seem imo.
more competition is a good thing.
I don't look forward to the day that there are timed or outright exclusive games on multiple $10-$15 months subs across Xbox Game Pass/XCloud, GeForce Now, Amazon, Stadia and PS Now if Sony ever shifted to that priority. Would turn into the Netflix/Hulu/Peacock/CBS/HBO/Disney/Prime Video nightmare we have now
more competition is a good thing.
I don't look forward to the day that there are timed or outright exclusive games on multiple $10-$15 months subs across Xbox Game Pass/XCloud, GeForce Now, Amazon, Stadia and PS Now if Sony ever shifted to that priority. Would turn into the Netflix/Hulu/Peacock/CBS/HBO/Disney/Prime Video nightmare we have now
How? Microsoft's first party games will be on Game Pass on PC and Xbox, and it's highly unlikely we'll see any of it on a Nintendo or Sony console.
We will absolutely never see any of those games on Amazon's or Google's streaming service.
Yes. Amazon also sucked at making movies and tv shows just a few years ago. If they invest the money they have plenty of options.
This is strategically more important than Prime Video too IMO since it will allow them to cross-sell AWS services to game developers.
Amazon's solution for iOS is great but makes the entire xcloud/stadia banning seem stupid. Like, if Apple allows Amazon to circumvent the App Store with this, why not just let these apps on the store? Won't MS and the rest just copy Amazon? Wouldn't it be better if Apple retained some control over the main app rather than let everyone use safari? Seems odd to me.
2 Streams allowed at once means you can play coop games at one price. TBH if one of my buddies want to split this to try that out $3 bucks aint bad.
You got em. no one remembers FUSE.
It's seemingly not. Because the Ubi titles don't look to be included in that $5.99 fee. Unless I'm misunderstanding the info.
I just think Amazon is evil, and I don't want to see them moving into any more industries more than they already have. They're far too powerful and widespread.
This whole situation is worrying, a few corporations are going to end up owning "everything".
FUSE!!! Don not sleep on FUSE (checks google to make sure it was FUSE and not FUZE). Yeah, Insomniac was Sony through and through, super long history with them, and they had incredibly close relationship with Sony and it's Devs. Ratch Ad Clank remake was a welcome back moment, the prodigal child returned. Now... where is Resistance 4?
This would be like Amazon buying a retail that only sold on Amazon's site, maybe dabbling in Walmart recently with no luck, then going back to Amazon only with success then selling to Amazon.
Before Insomniac tried multiplatform Sony did try to buy them, but Ted didn't want that, they wanted to see if they could find success in their own IPs. Unfortunately EA kind of screwed that up with Overstrike ; ;, it was CG but it looked so beautiful as a Resistance 2 Co-op fan, I miss R2 Co-op, so ahead of it's time. And to no one's surprise, Overwatch, a cartooney gun game was massively popular, thanks EA focus testing.
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Who's denying this? I haven't seen many people attacking the technical feasibility of this, only the fact that Amazon's attempts at breaking into the industry have failed miserable and shown a lack of understanding of the industry, which would arguably fall under the "poor choices in making deals" category.
Wonder if they'll buy big studios to bolster their lineup, they definitely have the money for it... it has been a very popular and accepted business strategy lately.
Well, now the big 3 are on the board. I suppose Amazon or Google could eventually buy a big publisher if they really want to succeed.
Ubisoft games day one? $6/month?
I mean at first glance this looks pretty attractive.
Microsoft has got to be feeling good about being the first to build up a presence in this space. The real competition is on the horizon.
I mean at first glance this looks pretty attractive.
Microsoft has got to be feeling good about being the first to build up a presence in this space. The real competition is on the horizon.
So does that mean it requires this new controller or can iOS use regular controllers through safari?
If that's the case then it would make more sense. Because there's no point in Uplay+ if you can get Ubisoft's games on an even cheaper service (granted you will deal with latency on the latter) day 1.
What happened to this?
I think Batman used to throw them at people?
Personally I don't really see that as a real "relationship". Microsoft (and here I consider them for arguments sake as "Microsoft, but not Xbox") knows that Sony doesn't have that infrastructure. And they do. Either Microsoft gets the money from Sony, or they go to Google or Amazon. That's all there is to it. They have nothing to gain really by NOT partnering with them in that way, it just means money going to their cloud competitors. But I don't think it really means anything for Xbox (as Xbox, but not Microsoft) and PlayStation. If that makes sense.
Probably my number one fear right now for the industry is Google or Amazon spending billions to buy out someone like EA/Activation/Take-Two and making those games exclusive to their streaming service.
It's a Xbox Series S/X controller if anything.
Even the button placement.
Digital Foundry is about to have some fun analysing cross gen games!
- PS4
- PS4 PRO
- PS5
- XBOX ONE
- XBOX ONE X
- XBOX SERIES S
- XBOX SERIES X
- XCLOUD
- STADIA
- LUNA
Edit: third-party cross-gen games
- PS4
- PS4 PRO
- PS5
- XBOX ONE
- XBOX ONE X
- XBOX SERIES S
- XBOX SERIES X
- XCLOUD
- STADIA
- LUNA
Edit: third-party cross-gen games
Yeah. Though the current price is for early access so it's going to change once it releases.
This makes this already 100 times better than Stadia, which never made a sliver of sense.
