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BioWare Man Hails Cloud Gaming Potential

NowGamer: BioWare co-founder Dr Greg Zeschuk has discussed cloud-gaming services such as Gaikai and Onlive, saying that they could revolutionise the gaming industry

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Nihilism5795d ago

"saying that they could monopolize the gaming industry"

Fixed. Burn Onlive, burn hard but burn slow, I want to watch you die.

Imagine becoming dependant on not only continuing to pay to play software, but at the end of the day not owning the hardware, that's a vicious cycle if i've ever seen one...after a few years people won't be able to justify the cost of buying their own gear and will be stuck on Onlive etc...

Anon19745795d ago (Edited 5795d ago )

It's not ready yet, but make no mistake. Cloud gaming is the future. All the current issues the game industry faces will be solved with cloud gaming.

Consoles too expensive to develop? No problem. Sell cheap cable box type consoles that allow users to hook up to the gaming servers. The servers do all the work, and the company with the best and fastest hardware servers get's the most users.
Piracy? Solved.
Gamers not buying enough games? Ongoing subscription fees. Solved.
Used games sales robbing the industry of billions? Solved. And if used game sales show anything, it's that most gamers don't bother holding onto their titles indefinitely.

And innovation would still be alive and well as the company with the best games on their network would attract the most gamers.

No one bats an eye that people have cable boxes and pay monthly fees for the channels the want to have access to. We don't own those shows we watch. Are video games that much different? And think of the variety that this would provide the gamers while not having to shell out for individual games and new hardware.

I think cloud gaming is probably a decade or so away after this gen is long over but people already have proven on XBL and WOW that they're willing to pay ongoing fees to play the games they want. I agree with Dr Zeschuk on this one.

Spenok5795d ago

Well thought out, though i have to agree with dchalfond i like owning my content. I have over 900+ games in my collection. And i dont plan on selling them any time soon.

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BillOreilly5795d ago

agree onlive would be dope w no fees just buy the box for cheap and they make profit off the games sold and you keep em on harddrive. id be tempted to get one since my pc sucks more cock than lindsey lohan

USEYOURFIST5795d ago

if onlive gave me hte games at a fraction of the price i currently pay then maybe id take a look but that wont happen just look at the price of psp games on psn compared to in a shop it stupid if im not getting box,disc,manual and no resale value why would i choose the download version

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Mass Effect - N7 DAY 2025

Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."

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-Foxtrot198d ago

I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed

Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.

toxic-inferno198d ago

I feel the same way.

I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?

Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.

Profchaos198d ago

Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year

jznrpg198d ago

I still haven’t beat Andromeda. I am waiting for a lull of good games in my backlog

P_Bomb198d ago

So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?

Rebel_Scum198d ago

Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”

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BioWare needs to follow Larian’s lead and just “embrace people’s cool choices”, veteran EA developer

Speaking on a recent episode of the FRVR Podcast, veteran EA developer Alex Hutchinson—who worked on The Sims 2, Spore and Army of Two: The 40th Day—explained that the studio is already no longer the studio fans fell in love with, but it should be safe from censorship of its games’ political beliefs.

contra157199d ago

Who didn’t see this coming lol

Armaggedon198d ago

BioWare should find the center and focus. Chasing someone else’s shadow will likely lead to failure.

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What the EA deal could mean for BioWare, The Sims, and more

If you’re worried about EA’s future, you’re in good company. The acquisition is unprecedented on many levels, and it throws the future of EA's studios and some of its biggest franchises —including BioWare, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield — into doubt. Industry analysts have varying predictions about what could come next. However, there are a few constants — namely, that EA will likely implement large-scale spending reductions and sell off its less profitable studios.

thorstein228d ago

How can you be an analyst and not look at Tencent and know exactly what's about to happen: massive layoffs, decline in quality, and loss revenue.

It is Toys R Us all over again, and JCPenney and Sears and so many more. EA lost is vision before 2000. It's an old stodgy corporation. It's not going to recover.

Retroman228d ago

If Ea sell studio that develop NFS wishful thinking Saudi investers put Blackbox studio back together. get rid of online racing, drive to a race or no races at all wasting time playing nfs for NO reason at all thanks to Unbound, Heat, Payback, Rivals.

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anast228d ago

They'll start working on FIFA, Madden, UFC, and some mobile games.

gold_drake228d ago

i think that games that are not Sports games or Shooters will cease to exist, since they are the big money makers.

not sure why anyone would agree to this. especially to rich saudis of all people ha they have more money than they'll ever need

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