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Re:Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for cloud gaming all... by shmerl on Thursday May 16, 2019 @03:13PM (#19932060)
In their context, lock-in could happen if they'll start pushing exclusives. But in technology sense, they are advancing common stack (Linux / Vulkan), unlike MS and Sony who use tools lock-in to discourage platform development by making it more costly.
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Re:Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for cloud gaming all... by la_barba on Thursday May 16, 2019 @07:00PM (#19934326)
Can you explain how its not a lock-in? It seems to require a Google account and is limited to games that are blessed by google. AFAIK, I don't think I can download Stadia and run it on a home server and stream games to multiple PCs in my own home. If Google made it open source, then yes, I'm 100% with you...
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Re:Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for cloud gaming all... by shmerl on Thursday May 16, 2019 @09:19PM (#19935227)
Lock-in as in requiring to use Stadia to get certain games. Store lock-in (exclusivity) isn't much better than technology lock-in.
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