Thursday 28 June 2012

The gaming evolution: cassette, cartridge, disc... cloud

The spread of the internet and the power of fibre broadband is having a profound effect on a number of industries – not least video gaming.

Every major console can now connect to the internet and more and more games are available with online multiplayer options and downloadable extras. You can easily access new games from the various marketplaces to download and start playing immediately.

And this virtual trend is set to continue.

Rumours are that Sony is retaining an optical drive for a disc in its next Playstation release, but we’re not that far away from a time when physical discs – and even consoles – disappear completely.

Just as we can stream songs and movies to smart TVs and mobile devices, a number of TV manufacturers are starting to do the same – with console-quality video games streaming already being touted.

Find out more on this BBC video report.

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