@Elbow it’s a scary future to imagine, but look how quickly mobile gaming went from buying games to having a “free to play/pay to win” model. Yet it is extremely profitable for companies and ruined many games.
@Utena-mobile True. Good point. The people at Microsoft need to figure out exactly what they are selling to gamers and just be clear what their goals are without being vague. The “gaming everywhere” experience is why I moved to Xbox after being a lifelong PS gamer, but they need to do a better job both with the actual experience as well as with their pricing model. If everything is gonna be an Xbox then, like you said, you shouldn’t have to pay to play games you already bought. It just seems like bad or confusing marketing.
@Utena-mobile Except you aren’t being asked to pay twice. You pay once for the game and then an optional subscription for the convenience to play anywhere (to go along with the other game pass ultimate perks). Do I wish that this feature would be free? Of course, but it’s not some kind of scam they’re running. I just wish the cloud gaming was more of a finished product to make the extra price more worthwhile. I used to use the Amazon Luna cloud service years ago and it ran amazingly, way better than Xbox cloud gaming.
First, I’ve used the new Fire TV app a few times using a Fire TV 4K Max and it worked really well. I’m traveling and I brought it with me to a hotel with spotty wifi running at 37.39 mbps and ping 66 ms. I had a zoom meeting that kept breaking up, but not a single issue playing Xbox cloud gaming on the Fire stick. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. I played Persona 5 Tactica and had a close to console experience with virtually no lag at all. Perhaps I just got lucky, but this has been my experience most of the time using cloud gaming. I imagine that within a few years it will run even better.
Second, I get that a lot of people here love gaming on a console (I do too!), but I don’t quite get why so many people are ideologically against being able to game anywhere using cloud gaming, especially given how well it works when I’ve used it. Most of my life I’ve been a PlayStation person who used to hate Xbox, but it was Game Pass and cloud gaming that turned me into an Xbox person two years ago. Shouldn’t Xbox fans want more people to experience what it has to offer? Being able to play a game on console at home and then continue on my phone or laptop using cloud gaming is simply amazing. I personally wish Microsoft would actually market how amazing cloud gaming is to the masses, but still continue making powerful consoles. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. If you disagree with me I understand, I just wish more people would accept that cloud gaming really works well on most games and continues to get better. Can Microsoft be a better company to its loyal gamers? Of course, but I appreciate them making the gaming experience available away from my console.
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Re: Xbox Introduces 'Stream Your Own Game' Feature With 50 Titles Supported At Launch
@Elbow it’s a scary future to imagine, but look how quickly mobile gaming went from buying games to having a “free to play/pay to win” model. Yet it is extremely profitable for companies and ruined many games.
Re: Xbox Introduces 'Stream Your Own Game' Feature With 50 Titles Supported At Launch
@Utena-mobile True. Good point. The people at Microsoft need to figure out exactly what they are selling to gamers and just be clear what their goals are without being vague. The “gaming everywhere” experience is why I moved to Xbox after being a lifelong PS gamer, but they need to do a better job both with the actual experience as well as with their pricing model. If everything is gonna be an Xbox then, like you said, you shouldn’t have to pay to play games you already bought. It just seems like bad or confusing marketing.
Re: Xbox Introduces 'Stream Your Own Game' Feature With 50 Titles Supported At Launch
@Utena-mobile Except you aren’t being asked to pay twice. You pay once for the game and then an optional subscription for the convenience to play anywhere (to go along with the other game pass ultimate perks). Do I wish that this feature would be free? Of course, but it’s not some kind of scam they’re running. I just wish the cloud gaming was more of a finished product to make the extra price more worthwhile. I used to use the Amazon Luna cloud service years ago and it ran amazingly, way better than Xbox cloud gaming.
Re: Microsoft's Mobile Gaming Store Is Being Tested Internally At Xbox
@Dan1283 Many people care about mobile gaming. Who wouldn’t like to have the option to play their Xbox games anywhere they want?
Re: Xbox Gaming On Amazon's Fire Stick Is Getting Mixed Feedback So Far
First, I’ve used the new Fire TV app a few times using a Fire TV 4K Max and it worked really well. I’m traveling and I brought it with me to a hotel with spotty wifi running at 37.39 mbps and ping 66 ms. I had a zoom meeting that kept breaking up, but not a single issue playing Xbox cloud gaming on the Fire stick. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. I played Persona 5 Tactica and had a close to console experience with virtually no lag at all. Perhaps I just got lucky, but this has been my experience most of the time using cloud gaming. I imagine that within a few years it will run even better.
Second, I get that a lot of people here love gaming on a console (I do too!), but I don’t quite get why so many people are ideologically against being able to game anywhere using cloud gaming, especially given how well it works when I’ve used it. Most of my life I’ve been a PlayStation person who used to hate Xbox, but it was Game Pass and cloud gaming that turned me into an Xbox person two years ago. Shouldn’t Xbox fans want more people to experience what it has to offer? Being able to play a game on console at home and then continue on my phone or laptop using cloud gaming is simply amazing. I personally wish Microsoft would actually market how amazing cloud gaming is to the masses, but still continue making powerful consoles. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. If you disagree with me I understand, I just wish more people would accept that cloud gaming really works well on most games and continues to get better. Can Microsoft be a better company to its loyal gamers? Of course, but I appreciate them making the gaming experience available away from my console.