There is still a long way to go before the cloud game can support the core players.

Analysts are already speculating on Microsoft's strategy for next-generation hosts, commonly known as XBOX720. Experts at EEDAR, M2, RW and DFC FDI are busy predicting the next steps, according to Industrygamers.

These speculations are inferring how Microsoft uses the advantages of cloud computing games, as Gaikai and OnLive do now.

But the current cloud computing game has a long way to go to support the core players. So when Microsoft announced its support for cloud computing in 360, it was assumed that the next generation of hosts would not completely abandon the hard drive and the optical drive.

"I don't think the supplier will give up the physical format on the next host," says Billy Pidgeon, a brick home from M2. "The cloud gaming service has not shown its destructive potential (for traditional media)." I agree with Microsoft's view that cloud computing games will replace physical media games in "a long time".

DFC FDI analyst David Cole believes that "720 will certainly support some kind of physical media, cloud services can serve as a new strategy for Microsoft's Xbox delivery service, basically this is just a beginning of a new strategy, but the game is an entertainment (not a service), This means that physical media is required. The retailer's protest last week was an important signal. I think Microsoft added cloud technology to 720 more from the commercial/technical perspective rather than the entertainment/market perspective. ”

"Smart mainframe manufacturers will offer a variety of terminals to consumers, the cloud and the retailer side," adds Colin Sebastian of RW Baird. The scope of the player is so broad that there is no way to satisfy all the circumstances. ”

Eedar Jesse Divnich said: "This is a digital change, but neither Microsoft nor Sony can force consumers to accept the 100% digitization." Digital change ultimately depends on the choice of consumers. and Sony Microsoft will continue to support the physical media until most markets reach the digital media. I want 720 to be a hybrid host of digital and physical media, in the hope that this will prove the value of digitalization and promote this change. “

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