ethanwdp Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 47 minutes ago, Cdr.Keen said: I dunno understand what you like to say. If the game won't run, you can't play it anyway. 17 hours ago, Cdr.Keen said: I'm talking about the future, but you also will find such concepts today like GameFly from Samsung (streaming games to tv), Playstation Now for Sony tvs (streaming PS3 games) or remote streaming for Xbox One to Windows 10 devices (streaming Xbox One games). So yes, the next step will be the reduce of the console. No need for physical media anymore. There will still be exclusive titels, like Microsoft does with it's new store. This is also a winning situation for the manufacturers, because they always subsidize the hardware itself. They will spare a lot of money. There's still a need for high processing power. It's just that you can stream the result to something like a tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr.Keen Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) 25 minutes ago, ethanwdp said: There's still a need for high processing power. It's just that you can stream the result to something like a tablet. Yes of course, but you won't need any extra device (except a controller which you link to your tv or tablet). There will also no need for physical media like cds or dvds or b-rays or anything else, no need for installations (except the app running on your tv or tablet). The backend (streaming service) requires a good amount of high end cluster "pcs". For the manufacturers, like Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo there won't be any need for different devices to run/stream the software. This progress won't have any conflict to the selling strategies of the manufacturers. There will still be Playstation, Xbox and others. The difference for the customers will be the form of subscription. You'll still stick with Playstation Plus (or Playstation Now, whatever they'll call it), Xbox Gold and whatever they'll bring up. But it's a huge difference in production of the games. No game ports anymore, no different hardware specs you have to compare from, less testing. They will spare money at the production, they will spare at publishing (no more cutting disks) and they will spare the subsidy for the device. Don't worry - the market for games won't die - but the whole concept of different devices will disappear. Edit: And also don't worry - you'll have fun with your PS4 at least 5 to 8 years. Depends on how fast the market will change. Edited April 13, 2016 by Cdr.Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flesh420 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) They're developing crystal discs that'll hold around 360 terabytes and last millions of years: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3033071/storage/permanent-superman-crystal-holographic-storage-is-etched-with-the-bible-magna-carta.html Solid media isn't going anywhere, especially with the way people've freaked out about privacy in the last decade. There's also more people waking up to crippling DRM, which could go in a few different ways. Many people like to own their stuff, and streaming isn't a solid solution, yet. Even then, people grown uneasy of others controlling their stuff. Edited April 13, 2016 by flesh420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr.Keen Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) I also read about that, they call it "5D" storage. They are storing the informations in the atomic nuclei, looking up the direction of the spin and the position of the atoms in the molecular structure. Very cool 41 minutes ago, flesh420 said: Solid media isn't going anywhere, especially with the way people've freaked out about privacy in the last decade. There's also more people waking up to crippling DRM, which could go in a few different ways. Many people like to own their stuff, and streaming isn't what most people have in mind. Well, when i look up Steam and other digital plattforms for downloading and its rising, i think this will be the future. It's like in the end 90ths, where they said, MP3 and digital music won't grow. They did. Five years ago, i never thought about buying games online. But Steam and games like PZ changed my mind. As someone born in the earlys 80th, i also don't like that direction too. I also try to stick with solid media. This change will last another decade, like in the past - an other generation will decide about it. Edited April 13, 2016 by Cdr.Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitt Frostpaws Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 On 4/8/2016 at 4:38 PM, Queen Glory said: Honestly why would you want to switch over to console? It's a dying market, sure there will be all those die hard protect the xbox/PS fans but why would you pay more on console for less features and pay less on pc for more features? Why they would switch over to PS4/Xbox i have no earthly idea, and theres constantly people ranting about how the Devs put more work and content on the computer versions than the console versions. Well thats because you just can't do it on console. The next thing you know they're gonna try to make it into a T.V show! (Which thats also a dying market since youngun's tend to go to youtube than the telly) But consoles aren't a dying market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdr.Keen Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 http://www.gamesradar.com/sony-arent-sure-there-will-be-a-ps5/ "I said to him, 'well what does the PlayStation 5 look like?' And he said, ‘you mean if’. And I was like, ‘whoa, are you willing to say that on a stage?' And he goes ‘yeah, it’s an if’. It was a really interesting thing and he didn’t give me a clear answer but he’s hinting at ‘we ned to be more agile. None of us know what the future will be like so how do we adapt to it faster’". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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