Google Stadia: Cloud & Streaming Video-Game “Ecosystems” in the 2020s

Google Stadia is the latest in a video-game subscription services trend. Cloud and streaming services will be the new wave in video games for the 2020s. But we’ve seen this trend before as other media switched from discs to downloads to streaming. Will gaming fit recurring revenue business models that provide value to consumers? Not without a few hiccups along the way. Read on to understand the challenges ahead in cloud and streaming video-game ecosystems.