Gamers are Big on Netflix and Spotify Subscription Services

Gamers are Big on Netflix and Spotify Subscription Services

To look at the potential for streaming games, DFC Intelligence commissioned a quick survey of 1,000 gamers.  We used our panel of younger core gamers from a global pool (not including Asia).  Among the many questions, we asked was what general video subscription services gamers currently use.  Not surprisingly Netflix came out as a clear leader.  Music service Spotify also did very well among thi.....
Google Has Solid Brand Strength Among International Gamers

Google Has Solid Brand Strength Among International Gamers

After the Game Developer’s Conference, DFC Intelligence wrote about how Google Stadia will face many challenges trying to make an impact in the gaming community.  However, our most recent survey confirms what we have been seeing for a long time.  The Google brand is quite strong among video gamers. To look at the potential for streaming games, .....
Google Stadia Underwhelms at Game Developer’s Conference

Google Stadia Underwhelms at Game Developer’s Conference

For a long time, the industry knew that major players were looking to get into the game market via streaming services. Google, of course, was one of the largest such players. At the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, Google officially unveiled its Google Stadia gaming service. Many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief as it appears Google is nowhere near being a major player. DFC Intelligence has been covering the potential of streaming, cloud and digital distribution.....
Will Apple be Joining the Netflix of Games?

Will Apple be Joining the Netflix of Games?

Well, we said it in our welcome to 2019 brief on January 8.  We predicted that 2019 would be the year where everyone talks about the Netflix of Games.  The competition continues to heat up as now we may be adding Apple to the picture. The latest news this week were rumors that Apple was looking to launch its own game streaming service.  In reality this is not really news as almost every ma.....
PlayStation Now Comes to PCs

PlayStation Now Comes to PCs

PlayStation Now, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s streaming game service is arriving for PC users in the European Union during the next few weeks, and coming to North America not long thereafter. The service features more than 400 PlayStation 3 titles, 100 of them exclusives. .....

OnLive Shutting Down

APRIL 3, 2015 • OnLive Inc., the ailing cloud-based subscription game streaming service that turned heads back in 2009, is going out with a whimper. The service is ceasing operations on April 30, with Sony Computer Ent. acquiring the company’s portfolio of 140 U.S. and international patents. How much Sony paid for the patents was not disclosed. In 2011, many estimates put the valuation.....

PlayStation Now Subscription Pricing Fixed

JAN. 5, 2015 • Sony Computer Ent. of America (SCEA) has set pricing for its PlayStation Now subscription game streaming service starting January 13. Consumers will have a choice of two unlimited access subscription tiers: $19.99 per month or $44.99 for three months. PlayStation Now has more than 100 PS3 titles available to play with more expected to be added later. The service will be available only to PS4 owners at launch, with other systems to gain access in s.....