For a long time before smartphones, modern computer games and appeared in the first generation of game consoles, interactive entertainment experience can only get the best in the game arcade. In today's distant memory in most countries / regions, game room in the 70's, 80's and early 90's are equipped with the most advanced electronic gaming machines; and for myself, I am still my favorite Tokyo game room Kaikan Monaco's closure grieve. Then, with the advent of high-end such as SEGA Dreamcast game console, a game industry revolution began. These consoles for the first time provide a large number of modern popular arcade game arcade games; at the same time, the differences between the partner Naomi Dreamcast arcade game arcade with its limited memory size and processor speed. Later, Apple and other smart phone devices supports almost anyone can continuously play the game anytime, anywhere without the need for dedicated gaming devices. Now, another major change coming: the rise of cloud gaming.
Continued growth
These changes have always been important and unique, support the game industry can flourish in each stage. Only in 2019, the US video game content sales grew more than 2%, generated more than $ 35 billion in revenue. This is three times more than the same period in the North American cinema box office revenues, which strongly reminds people: how interactive entertainment industry has become huge.
As the cloud is coming everywhere in the game, imagine how it is on the development of the game industry next step will be excited about. For the first time, no powerful features with the latest computer or game console consumers will still be able to play the latest and most advanced game; emerging markets will likely soon filled with a large number of previously inaccessible game show.
Portability make it more interesting - who would not want to play the same quality computer games in the park, the bus or in the hotel lobby does its possibilities are limitless?. With this you can play anytime, anywhere convenience of the game, the game may cloud embrace more changes, especially when we play the game the way and time.
The necessary hardware
Cloud game is designed to provide for a variety of high-end devices, game consoles and computers-quality experience, and they are entirely provided through the Internet, which can be regarded as the video game industry Netflix. As with Netflix, streaming gaming service has also been gradually introduced. But this will happen in 2020 changes, Google (Google) of Stadia services have been expanding, Nvidia (Nvidia) With compatible with the Steam service to enter the market, and Microsoft (Microsoft) is xCloud project will be implemented in the near future. Although there are subtle but important differences in their business model, and they are trying by eliminating the hardware is still high barriers to limit the overall scope of application of the industry, the market will be extended to more users.
Cloud games will depend on the server hardware, and the server will bear most of the heavy work, which will enable low-cost mobile phones are able to run the current popularity of AAA-rated games.
An important driver of growth include powerful virtualization will support GPU game services use the same data stream and reliable way for multiple users. This will support a higher density of gamers and make full use of existing GPU resources, thereby enhancing their value. Like streaming video, like, start streaming game service requires a lot of money and resources, so this is for those who want to hold huge amounts of money and for the most significant investment will be rewarding.
Full speed ahead
Wi-Fi, 3G and later 4G help us change the way movies and television. Now, Wi-Fi and next-generation cellular mobile communication network (5G) will be in the future the way we enjoy interactive entertainment play an important role.
The latter technique is particularly important. 5G promises faster Internet connections, coupled with lower latency and excellent, always-on connection, will allow users to enjoy the best gaming experience on any screen and place.
Amazing benefits
Cloud games not only ubiquitous, but also the little-known benefits, they will completely change the future of this industry.
Now, every game is sold through storage disk, cassette or digital download. Physical space occupied by the first two methods, the latter manner can quickly make the internal memory apparatus is overloaded consumption. Demo and beta must be downloaded, which makes the problem more complicated.
For cloud gaming, these are unnecessary. Like the whole episode as streaming video without downloading television programs, streaming media interactive entertainment gaming platform will also do the same thing.
I remember after the phone is launched with a 3D graphics capabilities, we can only from the computer and the memory card "side load" the difficult process of the game. In simple terms, the network does not deliver content to the device. Now, with 5G, occupying more than 40GB capacity of the game in a gaming machine capable of instant playback on any networked screen.
When and where it is needed
From the game room, game consoles and personal computers to mobile phones, gaming industry since about fifty years ago, has undergone evolution innumerable times. Next phase of development will be one of evolution by far the most exciting, we will pave the way for radical change in their access to favorite games, and enjoy their manner, time and location.
