Do you think video game streaming will replace physical and digital download?

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Video game streaming services are coming out soon, like Google Stadia.

When streaming, there's no such thing as updates or installs, no such thing as hardware requirements, and no such thing as using hard drive space. You just press "play," like on YouTube. And with YouTube and other streaming services, you use them across various devices.

Do you think that someday, perhaps in the distant future, streaming will be the main way people play games?

Streaming is 100% Internet. To stream HD and 4K content, without buffering, it requires a very fast and stable Internet connection. Many people say the U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure to support it yet, but with 5G on the way, that should start to change. The mass adoption of 5G is another story entirely, particularly in more rural areas.

What are your thoughts? Do you think streaming will eventually replace physical games and digital downloads?