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Trigger Happy

o, is videogame hardware dead, or at least dying? As Sony releases the first details about next year’s PS5, that seems to be the bet that Google is making with its Stadia game-streaming service. In this bright future, gone will be the days of large upfront investments in black boxes that become progressively more technologically obsolete over their lifespans. Instead, cutting-edge games will be more accessible to everyone, everywhere. No one will care about the particular box doing’s.

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