The game-streaming future has arrived. Sure, there have been a few teething problems, but Stadia, along with PlayStation Now and Microsoft’s in-beta xCloud all prove that those sorts of services are viable. They may not get players to ditch their PCs or consoles, but they’re an option for those who don’t necessarily want local hardware. The next big player in that segment is obviously Amazon – and it’s been rumoured that they’ll launch a game streaming option in the future. They’ve acquired a handful of developers over the last few years, and have scalable, nearly global server technology to make it happen.

Nintendo and Microsoft have an existing partnership, thanks to Minecraft’s cross-platform play. That game runs through Xbox Live, and even uses the service on Nintendo’s Switch for its multiplayer. Imagine that partnership was extended?

EA thinks we’ll see games beamed from the cloud - saying that’s not a matter of “if,” but rather “when.”

Here's Sony's cloud-streaming game delivery service in action.