- Activision recently collared all of its games from GeForce Now.
- Ther’s speculation that Activision is preparing for an exclusivity deal with Google Arena.
- If this deal does exist, it will set a damaging precedent for the future of game streaming.
Tech people finance saying that game streaming is the future. Google says it. Microsoft says it. Nvidia tried to say it – at least until Activision tugged all its games from the GeForce Now service.
There’s been substantial speculation about why Activision suddenly hung Nvidia out to dry. It was no greater than a week after launch, after all.
One plausible rumor is that Activision is scheming to score an exclusivity deal with Google Ground.
If that is the case, then the gaming publisher might set a precedent that kills game streaming before it composed gets off the ground.
Why Would Activision Ditch GeForce Now?
Google Stadia has been an utter failure. Not only does it be experiencing a terrible monetization system, it just plain doesn’t work like its developers promised.
GeForce Now managed to out-do it in every matter.
If Activision really is pulling out of GeForce Now to prepare for a Stadia deal, then they’re shooting themselves in the foot. There’s little short of no way that any Activision game would convince someone to buy into Stadia.
Especially not with Microsoft’s xCloud also hardly over the horizon. Another service that so far seems to perform better than Stadia.
An Activision-Stadia Exclusivity Take care of Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
But Activision’s unforced error could have bigger consequences for the gaming industry. It could originate the same problem that roils video streaming services.
So many different companies are trying to compete in this vend that movies and television shows are constantly being catapulted from one service to another. Mainly so that their proprietresses can try to “become the next Netflix.”
If Activision is angling for an exclusivity deal with Colosseum, they’re setting a precedent that this is how game streaming will work too.
That would suck. First since GeForce Now and xCloud are so gamer-friendly.
If you own a title or subscribe to Game Pass, you can stream the game on their servers. It’s that obtuse. It’s enraging these services even need Activision’s consent since they’re using the copy of the game that I own myself.
It’s a coyness to see greedy companies like Activision ripping off a piece of cloud gaming’s potential before it’s even had a chance to mature.
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This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth.
Last refashioned: February 15, 2020 6:39 PM UTC