Summary

  • Aethir’s partnership with SuperScale has showcased how its cloud gaming streaming services can drive improved user acquisition for game companies seeking to avoid the hefty service fees imposed by app stores.
  • Aethir’s model bypasses app stores by allowing gaming studios to publish games directly via the cloud, while also offering QA testing via cloud streaming.
  • This direct-to-consumer model offers broader device reach and the chance to implement new monetisation opportunities such as subscriptions and in-game purchases, whilst avoiding platform fees.
  • SuperScale’s case study into Aethir’s cloud gaming offering showed positives such as a 43% preference for instant play over download, and a 45% increase in conversion rates over downloads.
  • The pair claim the results show the potential for cloud streaming to transform the gaming industry, and offer a viable financial model in an increasingly challenging market.

By Dean Takahashi

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