If gaming ultimately did become all cloud based/streaming, what type of effect would this have on your enjoyment of video games?
For example, in an all cloud gaming future, your local hardware simply would not matter. You would be able to play, say, the new God of War on Playstation, PC, SmartTV, phone, or even your 7 year old laptop. The processing power of your device would simply be irrelevant, as all processing would be done on the back end. Anyone could play any game on any device.
I know that talking about hardware is a big part of this industry for many people, myself included. I absolutely love reading about the latest rumors about the tech that could potentially go inside the PS5/next Xbox. I love watching Digital Foundry's videos on GPUs and framerates and how different processor and GPU combinations can yield different results for different games. Talking and reading about hardware is a major part of video games as a hobby for me - but in an all cloud future, the hardware part of the equation is suddenly gone, since it simply would not matter.
Would this potential future affect your enjoyment of video games in any way?
For example, in an all cloud gaming future, your local hardware simply would not matter. You would be able to play, say, the new God of War on Playstation, PC, SmartTV, phone, or even your 7 year old laptop. The processing power of your device would simply be irrelevant, as all processing would be done on the back end. Anyone could play any game on any device.
I know that talking about hardware is a big part of this industry for many people, myself included. I absolutely love reading about the latest rumors about the tech that could potentially go inside the PS5/next Xbox. I love watching Digital Foundry's videos on GPUs and framerates and how different processor and GPU combinations can yield different results for different games. Talking and reading about hardware is a major part of video games as a hobby for me - but in an all cloud future, the hardware part of the equation is suddenly gone, since it simply would not matter.
Would this potential future affect your enjoyment of video games in any way?