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Take-Two CEO Predicts Commercial Game Streaming Within Three Years
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated during the company's earnings call that he expects the games industry to transition to commercial streaming mode within three years, citing rising hardware costs as a key driver.
Key points
- Strauss Zelnick made the prediction during Take-Two's Q1 FY 2027 earnings call.
- He attributed the shift to increasing hardware costs globally.
- Zelnick emphasized that streaming would need to run games like GTA 6 as well as consoles to matter.
- He suggested that non-gaming machines could become game machines through streaming.
- The CEO expressed optimism about low-latency cloud gaming advancements.
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EurogamerWe'll all be streaming our games in about "three years", says Take-Two boss, raising some post-release questions about GTA 6
Rock Paper Shotgun"Machines that weren't game machines before will become game machines": Take-Two CEO predicts that streaming will help fix the industry's hardware pricing problem
IGNTake-Two Boss Predicts Actual Good Video Game Streaming Within 3 Years, Says for Streaming to Matter It Would Have to Run GTA 6 as Well as Consoles
GamesRadar+Don't worry about $1,000 consoles, you'll be streaming your games soon enough, reckons Take-Two CEO: "I think we'll be in commercial streaming mode in 3 years"
PC GamerTake-Two CEO says he expects the games industry to be in 'commercial streaming mode within 3 years,' which is great news if you hate owning things
WccftechTake-Two CEO Bets Low-Latency Cloud Gaming Advancements Will 10x the Installed Base Within Three Years, Dismissing Hardware-Cost Fears