Isn’t the article talking about live streaming like on Twitch? As opposed to game streaming over a system like Stadia
Hell, why not include the ability to render locally, like a halo/StarCraft (and many other series of course, these are just the two I remember) replay.
But the problem is fundamentally the same, as they are both using GPU hardware encoders to stream a game to a client.
Streaming is big. Making your game look good when streamed is probably worthwhile. Arguably some game genres and trends wouldn't even exist if not for streaming.
Battle Royale games were based on a little known ARMA mod that was popularized by streamers like Lirik which lead to more people playing them which lead to more games like that being made.