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The fall of Stadia

Perry Gresham

7 Oct 2022

stadia

games streaming

games subscriptions

Google’s game streaming service Stadia is shutting down in January 2023, just over three years into its life. What went wrong for such a promising technology with the backing of one of the largest corporations in the world? What does this mean for the future of cloud gaming? Popularity contest The key reason Stadia is being scrapped? User numbers.

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PlayStation Plus overhaul: a defensive catch-up move, or foundation for growth offensive?

Karol Severin

9 Dec 2021

PlayStation

Xbox Game Pass

games subscriptions

According to Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, Sony plans to weave PlayStation Now (its on-demand games streaming offering) into PlayStation Plus (subscription necessary to access multiplayer features, and a small, windowed selection of games).

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Quick take: Xbox’s future is cross-platform, PlayStation’s is cross-entertainment

Karol Severin

30 Jul 2020

Games

playstation now

Xbox Game Pass

If Fortnite showed us anything, it’s that the future of entertainment is about monetising fandom – not just consumption and access to content. Games are perfectly positioned to help monetise fandom across all entertainment fields.

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Why PlayStation Now’s Price Cut Alone Is Not Enough To Compete

Karol Severin

2 Oct 2019

Games

games streaming

Despite a price cut, PlayStation remains the most expensive gaming experience: PlayStation has announced a 50% price cut to its games streaming service, PlayStation Now. Though slicing a streaming service price point in half is a bold move which will attract a lot of media attention, the reality is that despite the price reduction the ability to get a complete gaming experience out of Sony remains comparatively expensive: Console (assuming average 4.

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