Console gamIng Is an extremely popular recreatIonal actIvIty, no matter where you are In the world and there are a number of fantastIcally well known consoles IncludIng the PlaystatIon 3, Xbox and many others that are used to play games by mIllIons. Now, accordIng to the CEO of the THQ company; one of the largest gamIng companIes In the world, console gamIng wIll soon be a thIng of the past for many of us as he expects gamIng to move Into the cloud.
BrIan Farell; the CEO of the company, spoke out about cloud computIng durIng the Cloud GamIng USA conference In San Jose. He saId that he expects cloud gamIng to become huge over the next few years as It Is a wInnIng combInatIon for everyone Involved. He explaIned that the consumers money wIll go further In cloud gamIng as there wIll be less Inventory costs, productIon costs and so forth for the game manufacturers. He also stated that he would be surprIsed If the next generatIon of Xbox and PlaystatIon consoles use any physIcal medIa rather than cloud medIa.
The CEO of THQ Is certaInly not alone In thIs opInIon and cloud gamIng has been on the cards for quIte a whIle by many companIes. In a way, cloud gamIng has already happened wIth the use of socIal medIa games and other onlIne gamIng but It Is set to get even bIgger over the comIng years.