Microsoft acknowledges that most Cloud Gaming users only use it to test games before installing them.

It was something that could be seen coming, the cloud gaming market is not yet mature enough to be considered a market in its own right. Stadia hasn’t fared very well, and other competitors are far behind in this regard. Only Nvidia, Microsoft and Sony can boast of having a solvent product with a catalog and performance that meets expectations.

Although the CMA used this as an argument, the cold data shows that there is still a long way to go before they are real competition for consoles, if ever.

Technical limitations remain the main obstacle

The fact is that during the lawsuit against the FTC, Microsoft provided some interesting documents, in addition to a detailed statement in which they assure something that many of us also suspected, that it is not given the use that Microsoft itself wanted. This may be reflected in the few announcements and how they consistently stopped supporting their game streaming service.