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First-wave cloud-native games will revolutionize gameplay and hyper-personalized storytelling
- Games are constantly reinvented: the biggest games today like “Fortnite” and “Clash of Clans” run most of their network on the cloud
- True cloud-native games are only playable within the cloud infrastructure
- Benefits: no download time or updates, users can play instantly and on different screens
- But individuals’ local PCs or other devices may limit cloud interactions and simulations
- Combination of live video and games: enables different inputs to impact the simulation environment in real time
- Crowdsourced game playing, like Pokemon and choose-your-own adventures
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Setting the stage for new business models
- Arcade system: no need to pay for one whole game and just jump around games
- Shift towards subscription pricing model and free-to-play
- Potential for “YouTube of gaming:” people prefer to process over video than text
- Design playbook: shorten the “time to fun” for instant play
- Comeback of instant IO games, shared through Discord and YouTube
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Google Stadia unlocks a new level of storytelling and immersion with realistic characters
- AI enables NPCs (non-playable characters) to adopt objectives and behaviors, generating believable script
- Fosters more dynamic, enriching experiences and reactions: players can express themselves more freely
- Second wave of cloud gaming will unlock limitless behavior and immersion game play
- Having AI assistants that can implement building enables developers to spend more time on brainstorming and conception
- Cloud easily updates shared experiences and shared worlds
- Improved client-side processing: less limits on number of players at an instance
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Cloud gaming opens up full spectrum of interactions, from light to deep connections
- Accessibility accommodates different ways of play for different moods and desires
- Players can feel included no matter the skill level, time availability, or device
- Video games generates video as it’s consumed, ensuring shareability and interactivity
- Games as the new social platform: in cloud-native gaming worlds, players can be more spontaneous and not have a purpose, similar to socializing in real life
- Vision of Metaverse as a community
- Games as crucial part of pop culture, appealing to all ages and cultures
- Developing requires constant experimentation in a gray box
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