Carmack on Cloud-Based Gaming

August 16, 2010

Speaking to a packed house during the QuakeCon 2010 keynote address and the follow-up Q&A session, John Carmack said that he sees a real future with cloud-based gaming.

He also talked about 3D TV technology (he doesn't know if the value or usefulness is there for consumers) the current crop of motion controllers (he says "they're not of value to id") and dedicated servers (he has not decided how or if RAGE will support dedicated servers), but the most interesting comment has to do with cloud based gaming services, which he calls "interesting" - even though he hasn't tested any games that use it.

Here's an excerpt from a Shacknews article on Carmack's comments:

On Cloud gaming services: "Cloud gaming is interesting. I haven't tested the products out there now, but it's not exactly clear when the market will sustain it. There's no question that eventually that will be the model a lot of people will play games with." Carmack is also optimistic that cloud gaming will solve alleviate problems like draconian DRM and cross-platform development. Linux, for example, might benefit greatly from cloud gaming since native Linux ports of a game would no longer be required.

While Carmack isn't Nostradamus when it comes to predicting what technologies and ideas will be big, he's usually keen to support those he thinks are worthwhile.

Source: Shacknews

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Re: Carmack on Cloud-Based Gaming

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 05:13.

Oh god...Carmack is a nitwit who should keep to engine design and never let of that side of developement, Doom 3 engine ws so bad it made a better film than game,quake 4 was a huge letdown they could not even do multyiplayer right. Even the new RTCW game is a joke.... I don't care if Rage can run on a iphone I only care about if its well made and fun......

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Re: Carmack on Cloud-Based Gaming

Submitted by Thomas McKenna on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 08:27.

Here's the thing about id: They make amazing graphic engines. The Doom 3 engine was revolutionary. They're horrible at making games.

Meanwhile, they've bought out bethesda, who can make an interesting game but are horrible at graphics. So hopefully the outcome will be a good looking good game, rather than a shitty looking shitty game.

Re: Carmack on Cloud-Based Gaming

Submitted by Thad on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 16:50.

I wouldn't say id is horrible at making games -- at least, not without qualifying it. They made some great damn games all through the 1990's.

Re: Carmack on Cloud-Based Gaming

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 08:44.

Which should be proof to graphics preachers that a game's looks aren't everything

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Kajex: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/05/20/neverwinter-money-making-exploit-sees-cryptic-turn-back-time/ My understanding is that none of this was illegal, either.05/20/2013 - 11:42am

PHX Corp: http://www.gamezone.com/news/2013/05/20/violent-video-games-are-bad-for-your-body Most rediclous Study about violent video games ever05/20/2013 - 10:13am

Cecil475: @PHX Corp - The dude's a moron who wouldn't know crap if it came up and kicked him.05/19/2013 - 6:36am

PHX Corp: http://kotaku.com/ea-sports-developer-calls-wii-u-crap-and-nintendo-wa-508481261 EA Sports Canada Moron calls Wii U 'Crap' and Nintendo 'Walking Dead'05/18/2013 - 11:42am

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MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am

E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am

MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am

E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm

E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm

Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am

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Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am

Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm

Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm

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