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Amazon Luna exec: rising hardware costs will drive gamers to cloud

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Amazon's gaming GM argues that increasing prices for consoles and PC parts will push more hardcore gamers toward cloud streaming services like Luna. The executive predicts a growing market of players priced out of traditional hardware. This shift could accelerate cloud gaming adoption beyond casual users.

Meridian48 take
The claim is plausible but overlooks latency and library limitations that still deter core gamers from fully switching to cloud.
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Amazon Luna boss thinks rising hardware prices could push more hardcore gamers to cloud gaming — 'You're going to see more people that are priced out of the market' →
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