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Xbox One is unlikely to be Microsoft’s last video game console, according to Phil Spencer. In a response to a fan question on Twitter, the head of Microsoft Game Studios said local computation will remain an important part of gaming for the foreseeable future.
@BuldozerX I don’t. I think local compute will be important for a long time.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 13, 2014
Many have speculated whether the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be the “final generation” of consoles, as video game streaming becomes increasingly prevalent. Sony’s unveiling of PlayStation Now at CES, a new Gaikai-powered service that lets players revisit older PlayStation titles, certainly subscribes to that vision.
As we’ve seen with OnLive, it might be sometime before Netflix-style subscriptions and streaming is considered a true alternative to native rendering from either boxed titles or downloadable games.
➤ Phil Spencer – Twitter (Via NowGamer)
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