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The top reply to this is excellent. It's ignorant to compare cloud gaming, where you NEED the cloud to play that game license, to docs/photos etc.. where you ca
by awill 4y ago
The top reply to this is excellent.
It's ignorant to compare cloud gaming, where you NEED the cloud to play that game license, to docs/photos etc.. where you can download them if the cloud service shuts down.
Everyone on HN predicted this, and the only way I would have ever trusted Stadia would be with a CEO-level promise of refunding all purchases if they shut down within 10 years.
That's honestly the magic of Nvidia's streaming service. You're paying for the streaming, not the game. You then link your Steam account and play. So if Nvidia's streaming service shuts down, I still have the games I paid for in steam. It's genius, and the only way I'd ever consider paying for cloud gaming. While I don't like the Xbox game pass method, as you own nothing, at least you're renting and not buying, so you're not technically losing anything if you leave or they shut down.
It was utterly shocking that Google did not copy Nvidia's streaming games bough on other stores idea, especially with so many people are fearful of a Google shutdown.
It's also a mystery to me why Valve hasn't done what Nvidia did. Presumably they will at some point. Unless they don't want to risk other cloud providers from pulling their games from steam.
- number6 4y agoI remember the same debate when steam came out. Well if steam shuts down tomorrow all the games will be lost. So better keep your Gaming CDs. Betting on steam worked out thus far. I really like how nvidia solved this problem. Elegant solution.
- blibble 4y agowith steam at least the data and executable are on my machine it's just a small bit of hex editing away from being steamless
- number6 4y agoI would have to buy some TB of additional storage to have the whole library on my machine. This might also be a plus for steam. For the hex editing, I would have to ask around on the internet, which would maybe also be a solution to storing everything locally
- tmp_anon_22 4y ago> It was utterly shocking that Google did not copy Nvidia's streaming games They wanted the lock in. They did it for profit margin. Because people like the Director of Product the GP mentions hops from one role to the next its all short term nonsense.