America's Online Infrastructure Is Failing The Games That Rely On It

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America's Online Infrastructure Is Failing The Games That Rely On It

Added: 10.02.2015 7:10 | 4 views | 0 comments

GI Online play is important enough that Xbox Live and PSN crashes now make it to the desks of broadcast news networks, not just enthusiast publications. Online features and services are a major draw, not far-fetched concepts. Hundreds of millions of people play games across the various different platforms for them, and gaming is more global than it has ever been. As they grow, games are rapidly outpacing the infrastructure they rely on, and if this continues, theyll end up hitting a wall. Players wont be able to download the newest big releases from a marketplace that is rapidly trending in the direction of digital distribution. Developers wont be able to confidently explore the untapped opportunities relatively young online spaces offer.