EA is making it's own streaming platform.
EA is making it's own streaming platform.
They will most certainly have their own service and are holding their game's back.
It removes the barrier of an expensive hardware purchase but adds the far more limiting barrier of needing high-speed low-latency network access. I don't think claims like these are realistic, at least not for a few decades.
They will most certainly have their own service and are holding their game's back.
I'd expect it to be based on xCloud though; they'd be idiots to build out their own service.
Exactly this. This whole thing is bullshit. It makes no sense whatsoever. It literally has the business model of Moviepass (relative to hardware investment).So how does that work and make any sort of financial sense? Every game running has a whole pool of servers running to calculate destruction for it, on top of the servers that render for each individual player? Multiply that by the number of peak players, and I simply can't imagine they would ever be able to justify the costs of having so many expensive servers just for something so trivial.
I can see it. There are probably a lot of people who want to play Fifa, Madden, etc., who don't want to spend hundreds on a console, even if they can afford it. More people than ever are listening to music and watching movies because you don't have to buy dedicated hardware anymore.
I mean 5% of 2.2 billion is 110 million. That's napkin math. It's not remotely close to the 1 billion new players that the EA rep is predicting.
I dont know how many top companies have to say it for ERA to start to believe.
The fact that one tried to early and failed (MS at the beggining of the gen) doesn't mean this is unrealistic or not achiveable, it means its too early.
Amazed at the amount of naysayers in an enthusiast community, I guess people are reluctant to change.
Notice how he's talking for the next 5 to 10 years. I really think is unreasonable to make this discussion about he saying that on day one 1 billion gamers will start buying consoles games. Stadia is already out but it's not supported to access the service on most smartphones.
"How cloud gaming evolves is uncertain right now, but it's going to bring in another billion players into the gaming world."
"I truly believe that these forces -- cloud and AI -- will change just about everything in games. It's going to be a five or ten year journey for us, but I say that confidently."
Ahhh, didn't even think about mobile. That's a giant blind spot for me.There's over 2 billion gamers on mobile alone, a market where EA is very present. The Sims, Need For Speed, FIFA, alongside mobile-exclusive franchises. That's a pool EA can pick from for sure.
Notice how he's talking for the next 5 to 10 years. I really think is unreasonable to make this discussion about he saying that on day one 1 billion gamers will start buying consoles games. Stadia is already out but it's not supported to access the service on most smartphones.
"How cloud gaming evolves is uncertain right now, but it's going to bring in another billion players into the gaming world."
"I truly believe that these forces -- cloud and AI -- will change just about everything in games. It's going to be a five or ten year journey for us, but I say that confidently."
If I think of where Internet was 10 years ago, I can totally see billions of people between mobile and PC having access to low latency and cheap connections that allow for very good game streaming in another 10 years.
The biggest barrier for these people to play modern AAA games isn't the box. It's controlling a character in 3D space using a controller or kbm.
No one is making the argument there will be 1 billion players on day 1. That's a straw-man argument. I am just doubtful that in 10 years there will be 1 billion new gamers thanks to advancements in cloud/AI tech. That's all. I think that streaming games just has a unique set of factors that people have to account for when it comes to the infrastructure, upkeep/maintenance, and the business model built to support those things. Just my opinion.
There's over 2 billion gamers on mobile alone, a market where EA is very present. The Sims, Need For Speed, FIFA, alongside mobile-exclusive franchises. That's a pool EA can pick from for sure.
If not 10 years, what time frame you have in mind? Not sure if he means 1 billion out of the 2.2 billion smartphone gamers will start to buy console games over the next 10 years or he's talking about increasing the amount of gamers from 2.2 to 3.2 billion gamers. But honestly either way I do see it as possible. Just look at starlink and how this type of service will bring high quality internet to everyone around the world. There are millions of people out there with no access to internet as things stand now.
"How cloud gaming evolves is uncertain right now, but it's going to bring in another billion players into the gaming world."
Feel like there is some wierd disconnect with the gaming corporates where they think the only reason why the greater public isn't buying the big games because they don't want a console/can't play them on their phones.
Realistically it feels like they want short, easy to digest time wasting for commutes and lunch breaks rather than heavily involved AAA gaming on the go. I don't think Cloud gaming is going to be bringing me old dad or my girlfriend into the mix just because they don't need specifc hardware to play. It's a culture they've not been brought into and don't have an inclination for.
Like believing bringing subtitled foreign movies to streaming will break the barrier for people who don't like watching subtitled foreign movies. Access wasn't the problem but the customers mindset and to counter that would be to gather interest somehow rather than just making it readily available to them.
They mean people in places like South Africa who are currently living on $6,000/year. They can't afford a console and never will be able to.
They're not wrong.
It's just a question of time. 10 years? 20 years?
But it's inevitable.
They mean people in places like South Africa who are currently living on $6,000/year. They can't afford a console and never will be able to.
The next billion people isn't your boomer father.
Get outta here with your totally reasonable takes. The only market for this stuff is top tier economies who already have console saturation and whose Internet will never be reliable or go beyond 4g.Back home in Macedonia, people live with less pay. But unlimited 16 Mbps internet is 10 EUR per month, now. Nobody has money to buy a new PC or a new console. But everyone can pay the Internet cost for a month. Add in some small stuff on top of that, like a 10 EUR Game Pass sub where xCloud comes in for free, and you get some users in.
Not saying it will happen now. 10 years ago, very few people had smartphones and internet on their phones. Nowadays, everyone has that. A lot has changed in 10 years. A lot will change in 10 years. :)
Get outta here with your totally reasonable takes. The only market for this stuff is top tier economies who already have console saturation and whose Internet will never be reliable or go beyond 4g.
Wow, that gif is incredible.I remember EA saying things like this as the Xbox One launched, then when it all went south they were outta there
Where are all of these people who apparently have top notch amazing internet but yet couldn't already afford to play on PC or Console?