In such a moment of transition and evolution it is difficult to understand which future the market will move towards. Subscription services are taking over, cloud gaming is increasingly present and performing and consoles and PCs, well, those are 20 years that according to many experts are already dead. Despite this, according to Pav Bhardwajsenior global product manager of Xbox Game Pass, the current situation will continue into the future, col cloud gaming which will not replace the consolebut will accompany them.
“Compared to eight years ago, things have changed a lot in terms of bandwidth and technologies used,” Bhardwaj told GamesIndustry.biz. “But at the same time, gamers’ expectations have also risen. I think we’ve gotten to the point where we can deliver cloud gaming services through Smart TVs in a very similar way to how Disney + or Netflix do movies. There’s no need for a console anymore. “. Bhardwaj refers to the recent collaboration with Samsung for the Smart Gaming Hub available on all of its most recent models.
Despite this, in the future there will still be room for traditional consoles. “Some people will always love to play on consoles, to have physical hardware in their living room to get the most out of that experience,” says Bhardwaj. “I love consoles: it’s just another way, another option to open the game to other people. There are still PCs and there will also be new hardware in the future.”
“Consoles are very popular, but cloud gaming is a great alternative,” said Xbox Game Pass senior global product manager.
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