For several years, cloud gaming has been gaining momentum, and the idea of ​​seeing a video game Netflix is ​​regularly stirred up by a company like Microsoft which is advancing on Xbox Cloud Gaming. The project is not lacking in ambition: to allow everyone to play games remotely from their PC or phone. It is still necessary for this to have a very high speed connection and that the service does not have too much latency.

Towards the end of the second-hand games market?

For its part, Sony also places a lot of hope on on-demand gaming, as evidenced by this patent filing spotted by TorrentFreak. Called "System and method for streaming game video", it looks back on the major changes that cloud gaming could bring to the video game industry.

The Japanese firm focuses in particular on piracy which could be purely and simply eliminated. The company explains as follows:

Sony is clearly optimistic, but we also know that hackers have always been able to find solutions in the past to continue to exploit the flaws of systems deemed to be inviolable.

For the rest, the patent considers that cloud gaming is a godsend for conquering new markets. So, while the cost of a game console remains high for many people on the planet, reasonably priced subscription offers could allow newcomers to take the plunge. The giants of the industry would also find themselves there because we would also witness the disappearance of the second-hand games market.