Comcast and EA are in talks about streaming video games, via cable service using Xfinity X1 cable service.
Comcast is said to stream a selection of EA's games including the "Madden" series and "Plants Vs. Zombies" through a X1 cable box system.
If this deal goes through, EA would get access to around 20 million Comcast customers in the USA.
It is widely known that Nintendo Wii U, Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are trying to take over more aspects of your living room including Netflix, Social Networking and Strong Online gaming support making these game consoles into not only consoles, but full entertainment centers.
This new video game streaming service will start some harsh competition in the home video game market
THE FOLLOWING IS MY OPINION...
If the streaming through cable box happens, and all video games are released this way in the future, it could potentially damage the home gaming market just as home video game destroyed arcades.
Who would want to but a Nintendo Wii U, Xbox One or a Sony PlayStation 4, when you can download the games without leaving the house.
whereas, who would want to go to the arcade, when you can buy them all and play them at home.
Will home gaming consoles feel the same fate that they induced on arcades?
Is this another nail in the coffin for the video game market?
Only the future will tell.
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