Gaming & Virtual Worlds · Projected milestone

Consoles become streaming-only

Estimated year~2032

38% by 2037 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

A major platform holder releases its next console generation mainly as a cloud service, with no local discs or downloads.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

This page describes a forecast, rather than an achieved result. Read the methodology and assumptions.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.