Cloud Gaming Editorials
This is the subsection of Cloud Dosage for editorials from our staff and outside contributors. These represent opinion pieces on the current state and future of Cloud Gaming technology, services, games and more.
Why Netflix Games Releasing Fewer Games Is A Good Thing
Netflix Games has almost 100 games available to all Netflix subscribers. However, so far in 2024, we’ve only seen six mobile games and one cloud game added to Netflix. That is an average of around two games per month, which is lower than in 2022 and 2023, where most months saw between three and four […]
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Why Netflix Games Is Less Dependent On Triple A Games
Triple AAA video games make up numerous of the video games that get published every year. This includes the likes of EA, Xbox Game Studios, PlayStation Studios, Ubisoft, and Take-Two Interactive to name a few. Cloud Gaming platforms have traditionally struggled to get support from these publishers. However, I want to talk about why Netflix […]
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Why Amazon Luna’s Strategy Shift Makes Sense
Amazon Luna first launched in the US in December 2020 (in “beta”). It left “beta” in 2022, followed by launches in the UK, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France over the course of 2023. Amazon Luna’s original business model focused on “channels” similar to Amazon Prime Video, where you could subscribe to select channels to […]
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The Big Question Around Amazon Luna’s GOG Partnership
Recently, at the time of writing this article, the news is still quite fresh as Amazon Luna looks to pivot away from its original “channels” method to a model more akin to Nvidia GeForce Now where Amazon Luna subscribers can play the games they own on either Ubisoft Connect or, sometime this year, GOG.com. The […]
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My Top 5 Cloud Games That I Keep Coming Back To
Cloud gaming has certainly shaken up the way I game. Since the days of Google Stadia (RIP), I find myself gaming more on mobile devices with my feet up on the sofa than I do on a console! The good thing is that as time has passed, cloud gaming is becoming a bigger part of […]
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Why I Am Cautiously Optimistic About The Future Of Antstream Arcade
Antstream Arcade the retro gaming cloud gaming service has added a mixed bag of news over the last few months with new games being added, old games being removed and a March Connect which gave us some news on future plans, so let’s go over why I am cautiously optimistic about the future of Antstream […]
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What Can Netflix Games Learn From Other Gaming Companies?
Netflix Games is still rather baby-faced when it comes to the gaming industry, as it only entered the industry in 2021. So, I figure that we should look at some of the failures we’ve seen with other game companies and why Netflix can avoid having similar issues and repeating history. Avoid Overhiring Like Other Publishers […]
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Why Netflix Cloud Gaming Needs To Offer Achievements
Many a video game platforms has thrived thanks to the till of gamers trying to bump up their “Gamer Score.” However, Netflix Games is still yet to add achievements. So, let’s talk about why Netflix is missing a trick by not offering such a feature. Making New Audiences Experiment With Netflix’s Games The first point […]
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Why Netflix Needs To Keep Up The Momentum From 2023 Through 2024
Netflix Games had a huge 2023! More specifically, December 2023 was the largest month for Netflix Games on record with downloads of games being up by 180% compared to other months in the year. So, let’s discuss why it is now vital for Netflix to keep building on its momentum from 2023 into 2024 to […]
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Why Doesn’t Steam Offer Its Own Cloud Gaming Service?
One of the very largest video game platforms of any kind is Valve Software’s PC storefront Steam, which hosts hundreds of thousands of games from thousands of developers and publishers. Steam is also already allowing cloud gaming services like NVIDIA’s Geforce NOW and Boosteroid to stream your Steam library to you from the cloud. Steam […]
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