That Xbox one comparison... great on the writer that they can enjoy a digital future, but most other players around the world cannot. Having options was the better alternative than having fully online system. Also this whole thing just stinks of just, "no questions, just consume".
I mean, yeah there will definitely be a sizable chunk of people not playing cloud games and such. Just not most, it would be (which mind you is still a lot) some. It's like people tend to forget the biggest selling/most played games around the world consist of fortnite. Shouldn't have to tell you what makes that game tic, and it's the most sought after game since slice bread that can ONLY be played online. Hate streaming love it, I couldn't care less. Except when we act like 95% of the games we play which dwarf games like ori and the blind forest aren't already online only. You think that sells more than COD black ops 4?? Hell nah. Say didgital streaming sucks, it's killing gaming, etc etc. To say "Most" people wouldn't agree/be capable of digital/online gaming is just delusional.
Even so, I wouldn't think MS or google or other tech giants would care to much about if Iran can stream the games as good as Canada can or something, focus will forever be on the big connected markets, and the "most" your referring to simply aren't it. Swear it's like sometimes I think people actively go out there way to diss what's popular just so they can prop there own opinion up. No ones saying no options just consume or any of that, he's just pointing out facts, we all laughed and criticized and look where we end up. Psnow, gamepass, google stadia, Apple Arcade, Amazon, even freaking Nintendo has a dedicated (shitty) online service, so despite what ya gamers are saying "most" or "some" can't or can do this, the market is CLEARLY saying otherwise.
Now about the thread lol, nah keep listening to fans. Make it 50/50, fans aren't developers whether they want to admit or not but they're still the ones that keep your lights on. So it'd be wise to at least hear them out.