Videogame cartridges and discs have mostly been replaced by downloads. Now, some console makers like Microsoft want to move videogames into the cloud-streaming business. Joost van Dreunen, an industry analyst and CEO of market research firm Aldora, joins WSJ’s Danny Lewis to talk about the new technology behind streaming complex, interactive videogames and how it could change the multibillion-dollar industry.

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Further reading: 

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/video/series/the-economics-of/xbox-lost-the-console-war-now-its-redefining-gaming/4CECE2AC-4428-4188-B43C-0CAA3D0E87EE">Xbox Lost the Console War. Now It’s Redefining Gaming.</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trickybut-potentially-lucrativetask-of-streaming-videogames-1541673000">The Tricky—but Potentially Lucrative—Task of Streaming Videogames</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-call-of-duty-game-pass-53e8930c">Microsoft Plans Boldest Games Bet Since Activision Deal, Changing How ‘Call of Duty’ Is Sold</a> 
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/video/events/the-road-ahead-for-xbox-with-phil-spencer/54955B37-DEC4-4C35-B0C1-74EB3C4B68F4">The Road Ahead for Xbox with Phil Spencer</a> 

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