One of the many reasons I always stayed with computer vs. console; I want to control my shit thank you very much.
Games you already bought
The alternative is paying for hardware, so that point is irrelevant. It’s essentially a hardware rental service. If you play an hour a day every day, that’s only $146 a year. I’m lucky if I get to play 2 hours a week, with that comparison this is technically a better value than my gaming PC or Steam Deck.
Obviously there’s a lot those devices can do that cloud streaming can’t, but this ultimately makes gaming far more accessible. Got a friend you want to play games with but can’t convince them to spend $600+ on hardware? This is a much better value proposition that gets their foot in the door.
Still, I don’t like the implications for a possible future where hardware is outrageously priced and largely inaccessible.
I’d rather get “stuck” with my current pc forever than paying micro slop or nvidia by the hour.
I don’t think it’s going to work out well for them. If people could see in real time how much money per hour just the electricity to run their entertainment system was I think a lot would take up another hobby.
10 hours for $4 (~$0.40/hour)
25 hours for $8 (~$0.32/hour)
50 hours for $12 (~$0.24/hour)
Time based streaming is a bad idea. Because this will incentivize devs to stretch playtime by adding lot of fluff. Ubisoft comes to my mind first. If I was playing 2 hours per day, would add up to 60 hours each month. I would always have in mind to do everything quick and not enjoy the game. Imagine playing long RPGs with lots of side quests, character customization. Or multiplayer games with many more hours on weekends. And you still need to buy the games.
Nvidia cost 11 Euros (in Germany) and give you 100 hours per months.
I suggest a credit system, where streaming a game cost you credit per minute. Games you own will cost you less credit.
Sorry but the game and the hardware to run it are separate purchases…
You’re still free to buy the hardware. Or you can rent it.
Exactly, this is just the Internet Cafe business model. You pay for time to sit at a good PC, the business buys the hardware and pays the electricity.
If you want to avoid Microsoft but still want the ability to remotely stream to your low-end devices. You can setup Sunshine and Moonlight and use your own hardware to stream. There’s essentially zero latency locally and comparable latency when streaming remotely.
It does require a tiny bit of DIY and some research/AI usage/YouTube video watching but it’s a free way to make your own personal cloud streaming service if you’re already gaming.
(It’s also easier if you use Linux, yet another way to screw Microsoft out of your money and data.)
You’re free to buy the hardware at the hyper-inflated prices that NVidia and their DRAM cartel friends have set, if you can afford it, which most people can’t.
I don’t understand how that’s relevant to the title.
And after (little) time for consideration, I’ve decided Microshit can go fuck themselves with a splittering broom handle covered in gangrene.
