Google is ready to change PC gaming. The company has officially announced a streaming service Project Stream, which will allow you to play high-performance projects directly in the Chrome browser.
Previously, the modern analogue of OnLive and Gaikai was known as Yeti. It, like its predecessors, allows you to run games without installation and even on weak machines, since the picture is calculated on remote servers. The main thing is that the Internet connection supports a speed of 25 MB per second.
It is unknown when the official release of Project Stream will take place. However, its closed testing will begin this Friday. A limited number of US residents starting from October 5 will be able to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey directly from Chrome.
Previously, the main problem of game streaming was that games on it did not react quickly enough to the player’s actions. The latter is critically important for most game titles. The delay does not allow you to effectively play shooters, platformers, strategies, role-playing games and many other genres.
As far as can be understood from the press release published by Google last night, the company managed to reduce the response delay to a minimum. The company notes that the idea of streaming games in the spirit of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey requires almost instant interaction between the game controller and the graphics on the screen.
After the end of testing, Project Stream may turn out to be a service that will not only offer a new way to play game content, but also compete with Steam as a distribution platform.
There were rumors that it would be possible to play projects presented in the Project Stream library by subscription in the future.
Phil Harrison, who currently holds the post of vice president at Google, is probably responsible for its development. Prior to that, Harrison was not only responsible for promoting Xbox in Europe, but also supported Gaikai, and was president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios for 15 years.
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Source: Google