https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2019/12/133_280633.html SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus are intensifying their competition in the cloud gaming service market, with KT joining the race, Friday, launching a fifth-generation (5G) game streaming service in partnership with Taiwan's software company Ubitus. SK Telecom and LG Uplus have already established partnerships with cloud-based gaming platform operators Microsoft and Nvidia, respectively, to make inroads into the market at a time when games are cited as "killer content" for a growing number of 5G smartphone users.
Cloud gaming services enable users to play hundreds of games through 5G-enabled smartphones without downloading. Industry officials said ultra-low latency 5G networks will create a great synergy effect when combined with the cloud technologies of global tech giants. KT said during a media conference that it has applied a subscription system, similar to that of Netflix, to its new service, calling on users to pay a monthly subscription fee for unlimited access to its game streaming service.
About 100 titles including "Metro 2033 Redux" will be available.
According to data compiled in April by market tracker IHS Markit, the scale of the cloud game market will grow to $2.5 billion in 2023 from $387 million last year.
It seems that many companies want a piece of the game streaming revenue pie.