PC Magazine - USA (2019-06)

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re-upping the Ferrari license, the gaming
community often puts in the work and care to
ensure that others can play the game in the
future, regardless of the legality.

LIMITING THE CULTURE
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to hop on the cloud-gaming bandwagon, be
prepared for a major change in video game
culture. As cloud games will be tied to your
account, you may not be able to share them with
friends. I hope that’s not the case; even Steam lets
you check out a designated friend’s game library.
And friends letting me test-drive titles opened my
eyes to games that I may not have otherwise
considered purchasing. I’m sure many gamers
have similar stories.

Cloud gaming is coming from some very major
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but recognize that we may be giving up much of
what we enjoy in gaming today as technology
marches forward.

Are you ready for that? I’m not.

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PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION (^) I SUBSCRIBE (^) I JUNE 2019
If you’re ready
to hop on the
cloud-gaming
bandwagon, be
prepared for a
major change
in video game
culture.

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