Since streaming swept the entertainment industry, a large number of on-demand services have been born to ride the wave and radically change the habits of all of us.
More TV series and movies in streaming, divided between Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, Sky Go and many others, but also broadcasts of all kinds on services like Twitch, the most watched streaming platform in 2021. Not to mention social networks, from TikTok to Instagram, which allow us to access a universe of content from the comfort of our mobile phone and, at the same time, to stay in touch with our friends and family.
Today even the sport is broadcast, as many of the biggest competitions can be seen on the DAZN streaming service. On the other hand, of all areas of entertainment, it was only a matter of time before streaming entered the gaming world.
Cloud Gaming is meant to change the rules
The games market has been booming for decades: last year it grossed around $ 162 billion in profit, overtaking the film and music markets. It is estimated that 175,000 million will be reached by the end of the year and, of course, the number will continue to increase. This is a normal development, given that there are 2,900 million gamers of all kinds in the world.
Every year more and more video games are released and more and more consoles are sold (just as more and more people are building their own computers). At the same time, however, the market has digitized at the same speed: today all titles can be purchased digitally in online stores, and the physical copies that are sold are gradually decreasing (imagine that games on DVD for PC have practically disappeared). As we mentioned before, we’re not just talking about streaming video, movies, TV series, or even sports. Sectors such as online casinos, for example, have implemented the latest technologies on their platforms, particularly through the introduction of streaming in live online roulette.
The cloud gaming revolution
And what about games? The revolution is called “Cloud Gaming”, a service that allows you to play in streaming. It is no longer necessary to buy a console or assemble a computer (something not easy today, among other things because of the shortage of coins in circulation), because with streaming in the cloud you can play no game. anywhere, even from your smartphone or tablet, and even try titles reserved only for consoles and PCs from the comfort of mobile.
This is a service that is radically changing the industry: more and more gamers will approach the game in this way, also because it is becoming cheaper and cheaper to buy video games in online stores. Plus, you don’t have to spend any money to set up a game booth (and you can play anywhere). This is only the start, but it’s already clear that streaming is going to revolutionize the gaming industry.
