Streaming Services, Virtual Reality and the Future of Gaming

This year, a range of new contenders and ambitious innovations in video games technology could completely turn the gaming world on its head, shaking up an industry that’s lately felt a little too familiar.For almost twenty years, Microsoft and Sony have dominated the gaming landscape, with the Xbox versus PlayStation standoff fueling a consumer tech rivalry for the ages. Nintendo has happily played third wheel, though the success of the Nintendo Switch has assuredly brought it back into the fray. However, in the past few months, serious contenders such as Apple and Google have announced plans to take on the gaming industry with a bevy of unique ideas. Some of these are just crazy enough to work. The New Contenders in Gaming. Between gaming conferences and tech press events, the past few months have seen a whirlwind of gaming announcements. Among these are some with pretty serious implications for the future of the industry. Video game streaming services are hardly new. PlayStation Now, Jump, and EA Play are among a few iterations that have been pretty lackluster so far. The primary obstacle being latency and ease of use – get these wrong, and gamers won’t bite.