The game streaming service will make almost all of its users pay extra for extended access.

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    I don’t think it will pop. I think it will continue to gobble up components for the next 5 years.

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      I think it will pop. But oh no! Now what do we do with all these data centers equipped with endless GPU power and RAM that we are building? Oh, I know! Cloud gaming! In fact let‘s buy up even more GPUs and RAM then rent the computing power to companies Epic Games, Valve, Apple, Nvidia. Look! Microsoft is already adding it to Gamepass+++! And what‘s that? Is that Google Stadia with a steel chair?! Better be quick folks!

      This is the future of mainstream gaming. I wish I was being sarcastic. It will be horrible.

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      It has to eventually, right? It’s just straight up not sustainable, especially in its current form. But I do think the hype will carry things along for a little bit. No doubt things are gonna be ugly in the meantime

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        I big game machine that gives money to rich people isn’t going to break until there literally isn’t any more money left.

        Take a look at countries with people starving in the streets while rich people live in gated compounds. Still think it “has to pop”?

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        I mean “eventually” yes but for the foreseeable future Trump could continue dumping your and my money into it indefinitely in the name of “national security”.

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          Yeah you’re not wrong. The AI market only exists in its current state because it’s heavily subsidized, and that very well may continue to be the case for at least the time being