Is big tech ready to spawn a Netflix for video gamers?

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Major companies from Microsoft to Verizon are exploring how to replace game downloads with Internet-based game services hoping to do for video gaming what Netflix and Spotify have done with TV and music.

 

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Lame

Where do they think anyone is coming up with all that extra $? Only one who's going to win that will be toy companies who then make 1x purchase games so kids can play w/o their entertainment becoming a monthly bill. Childhood=no monthly bills.

Ummmm...behemoths again late to the game. Or, gaming.

Uhm NVIDIASHIELD and their console been doing this since 2015 or so... hmm...

Isn’t that Steam?

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