Google and Apple have set their sights on the video games industry, offering bold new ideas for how they think the games of the future will be bought and played. But are they out of their depth?

To investigate, IBISWorld analyst Rachel Hyland sat down with host Kieran Newton to discuss all these new developments in video games. Who are Google's Stadia platform and Apple's new Arcade service actually for? Will they be able to compete against the established, trusted gaming powerhouses, like Microsoft? And most importantly, when will the stream of endless subscriptions end??

If you have thoughts about today's episode or have a topic of your own that you'd like us to tackle, send us an email at [email protected]. 

Also, we mentioned it on mic, but if you'd like to hear more in-depth analysis of the video games industry and how it's evolving, check out our Game Changers miniseries (episodes 26, 28, and 30-31 of the podcast)!