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Why Game Streaming Will Finally Work

Services like OnLive have tried and failed. Stadia and xCloud should succeed.

Google vice president and general manager Phil Harrison shows the new Stadia controller during the Game Developers Conference on March 19, 2019. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The future of gaming won’t require a powerful console sitting under your TV. In fact, it’s boxless, wireless, and streaming from a magic server, miles and miles away.