The only trouble is, the cable companies have shown time and again that they have no idea how to price services delivered through their cable box, so once gamers get a taste of games that cost 4 bucks a night to play, it’ll be back to the arms of Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft.

Then, and only then, will cloud gaming be dead for good.

1. Service. Despite the increases in internet technology, many towns and cities across the US have slow and very expensive ISPs that have monopolized the area so no other faster, cheaper service can move in.

2. Data caps. Many services now charge for speed and data limits, most of which are set so low that after 2 or 3 HD movies you end up racking up a $400 internet bill.

3. Contracts. Most ISPs require a minimum 2 year contracts. You may be forced to sign up for an ISP due to lack of options but then something better becomes available your stuck with your old service. And once you are in a contract, the customer service level declines. Why tend to your customer’s needs, they have to pay you regardless and when their contract is almost up, then charge them a bogus fee so when they call to have their bill fixed you can switch them to another plan to “fix” the issue and this automatically renews the contract for 2 more years.