Not Quite The Netflix of Gaming - Utomik Review - GameRaven

GameRave.com writes:

''Calling itself ‘the Netflix of video games’, Utomik can at least be described as ambitious.  The service promises customer the ability to play as many games as they want, all in 1 click. While the marketing and claims to be Netflix like may suggest one thing, the reality is a little more complex.''

[Momo118]

maybe someday?

[PixelGateUk]

if they find a groove for it then sure, but at the moment its a bit all over the place

[MVGeneral]

Psnow is like netflix of gaming. And they doing s much better job of it.

[PixelGateUk]

@MvGeneral

Not sure why we're comparing a PC-based service to a console service but okie dokie!

[Derceto]

Another subscription based online gaming library service, another failure waiting to happen.

[bluefox755]

It may not suffer the problems that came with streaming games, it suffers from the same lack of selection that old game streaming services had.

[PixelGateUk]

aye, i can't imagine it being easy for them to attract triple A new releases or even that many new middle market stuff. They do seem to be pushing into the indie market however

[Razzer]

You know......I'm just fine buying games outright on PC. With various market places and sales, PC gaming can be very cheap. Just don't see a need for services like these. But to each their own....

[PixelGateUk]

That's always going to be an issue for services such as Utomik. To the credit of their service, it's pretty cheap. It just needs to find a focus, which it simply does not have at the moment.

[joab777]

You can buy all these games for like $50 when PSN has a sale lol!

[PixelGateUk]

Not entirely true, there's a fair few games on the service not on the likes of XBL or PSN

[joab777]

The idea is novel. Cut out the streaming and charge per subscription. This is good and bad. If it's a sub, it must have new titles. And while streaming fixes lag, it also doesn't allow anyone to play games that require better specs.