[hexadec]

Insert surprised Pikachu face

That aside, I do not think this is a bad move at all. None of the titles they were working on were that appealing, hopefully it will mean they pivot to integrate more into a shared licensing model. I would pay $5 a month to be able to import my current Steam games and play remotely, but this fractured model is incredibly reminiscent of video streaming.

We had a first mover (Steam/ Netflix) come in and now all the stragglers are saturating the market with similar but slightly differentiated products (Stadia/ Peacock). I am curious what the next evolution of this model will look like.

[echelon]

> I am curious what the next evolution of this model will look like.

Marketplace.

[hexadec]

Don't we have a marketplace already? If we take the game example we have Steam, Origin, Epic, and other stores competing to sell games. There are differences in offerings but they all still do a healthy business.

On the streaming video side it is even harder since we never license or pay for videos, just the ability to watch as long as the service persists.

[echelon]

The cost of production will come down dramatically.

Big name directors like Villeneuve and Nolan are already yelling at the studios, but the days of their massive tent poles are over.

I think we'll probably wind up subscribing to our favorite creators directly.