Video-Game Makers Seen as Winners as Google Debuts Stadia Plans
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Video-game publishers such as Electronic Arts Inc., Activision Blizzard Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. are poised to be the biggest beneficiaries from Google’s new Stadia service, according to analysts.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google may expand the gaming market with its streaming platform that bypasses the high barriers of entry typically associated with the ecosystem -- expensive consoles or personal computers, Bank of America analyst Justin Post said in a research note Wednesday. Game makers will just need to evolve their business models, he said.