mesamune@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMicrosoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studiowww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studiowww.theverge.commesamune@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareaksdb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoGamepass isn’t cloud gaming, though. It’s a game subscription, but cloud gaming is only optional and only available for a subset of games. All of the games however can be downloaded and are played locally.
minus-squareDaseinPickle@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s optional for now.
minus-squareKatana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI’d only take this as a valid point if you could point to any games succeeding in spite of being cloud only. When Stadia tried it, it kneecapped them.
Gamepass isn’t cloud gaming, though. It’s a game subscription, but cloud gaming is only optional and only available for a subset of games. All of the games however can be downloaded and are played locally.
It’s optional for now.
I’d only take this as a valid point if you could point to any games succeeding in spite of being cloud only. When Stadia tried it, it kneecapped them.