“Streaming services are not going to replace physical games”

The future of gaming doesn’t lie at the mercy of our internet service providers, says Benjamin

Burns, because people will still love hardware Ubisoft CEO and co-founder and Yves Guillemot recently stated that in the future “game streaming will replace all gaming platforms”. He’s not alone in that sentiment, with Microsoft working on a standalone streaming device codenamed ‘Project Scarlett’. I’m not going to waste your time by listing everything that could go wrong in a streaming-only future. Just try watching Netflix on a countryside bus service and you’ll become an expert. I will, however, stake my non-existent reputation on the fact that this is all total bobbins. Streaming services are not going to replace physical games, at least not any time soon. Here’s why. When I game, I do it on wired gear. My keyboard and mouse are both wired, as are the controllers for most of…

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Gamesmaster (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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