06-20-2011, 01:32 PM
Cloud games will get bogged down by 1-star reviews from people complaining about it because, basically, their cell phone coverage isn't that good.
I'm also not convinced that cell phone providers can handle that kind of throughput. 4G is brand new and not that widespread and I think that's about what you need for real cloud support. You could rely on wifi but again, prepare for hordes of complaints. "1 star: app kept losing connection while I was on the metro". If Apple is going to head to cloud computing, I think it'll be their first serious blunder when it comes to picking up new technology.
10 years from now: maybe. 2 years: nope.
I'm also not convinced that cell phone providers can handle that kind of throughput. 4G is brand new and not that widespread and I think that's about what you need for real cloud support. You could rely on wifi but again, prepare for hordes of complaints. "1 star: app kept losing connection while I was on the metro". If Apple is going to head to cloud computing, I think it'll be their first serious blunder when it comes to picking up new technology.
10 years from now: maybe. 2 years: nope.