It’s not pessimism, it’s realism about the state of internet infrastructure (the thing that makes the difference between perfectly acceptable speeds and laggy mess) in most of the world. Google can make this service as fast as balls on their end and it won’t matter if the users on the other end have a shitty…

And something else: I want to play my games even after they stop making money for the developer and they decide to stop hosting it on their servers.

Except that online single player sucks. I want to be able to play my games even when the internet is out. I want to play my games even if I live in a place with slow internet. I want to be able to play my games even if a whole lot of people decided to play it at the same time as me. This was my (and just about…

You don’t, and it won’t.

Setting aside all my other concerns about streaming... I participated in the pilot of Project Stream, and I have to say that it was light years away from replacing a console.

This. The internet infrastructure for this reality to become commonplace just doesn’t exist.

will probably be a subscription service where as long as you pay each month, you have unlimited access, but the games will also have microtransactions. as far as poor internet, this wouldnt be for you, just those with good internet. trust me when i say streaming is not consumer friendly vs owning a console or pc. its…

I imagine “buying” games will quietly become a thing of the past. Subscription services for games is becoming more common with EA/Origin Access and Playstation Now. Last year, Activision and Ubisoft were talking about how “Netflix for games” services were going to be the future. If rumors are to be believed, the new…

Mm, indeed I should have remembered all that. Corporations =/= friends.

As with all Streaming platforms, how do they work when you have piss poor internet? Poorly or not at all. There is no other alternative than, Poorly or not at all.

Audiences responded with an uproarious “ok?"

Anytime.. Anywhere... so long as you have a connection, that’s good enough, and you didn’t run out of data, and the service is also up and running, and it never closes down, or the content is never removed...

Streaming?

These people need to have their IPs reported to local police agencies immediately. We all know what would happen if these individuals declared their support for ISIS on Steam.  Knock on the door by the FBI within minutes.

Timely, sure. Decisive?

Yes you can. Steam is a private service with a Terms of Use all users agree too. If you violate the Terms of Use you can totally be banned. Steam is not a Government, nor a public right, it is owned by Valve a private company and they can ban whomever they want.

others offer praise for his actions or refer to him as “Kebab Remover”

Until Steam gives a lifetime ban to the email addresses, IP addresses, etc. being used by these people it’s not enough.

I could also see it being helpful for trans gamers who may worry about their voices “passing”, or for people who have been stalked and may be paranoid that their stalker will recognize them.

I want to sound like a Mass Effect turian.