Pikachu Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 https://kotaku.com/sources-google-is-planning-a-game-platform-that-could-1827217387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Quote As one person familiar with Yeti described it: Imagine playing The Witcher 3 within a tab on Google Chrome. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Just now, XxEvil AshxX said: No thanks. Cloud based service probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectmayhem Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I think it's only a matter of time before a streaming game service becomes a mainstream way to play games, but I'm not sure if we're actually there yet. Bandwidth has to hit a certain level and cloud computing costs have to be cheap enough. If there's someone with the right mix of expertise to make this work, it could well be Google. Still, even if they can make it work, I can imagine them having trouble getting developers on board. I'm personally very much looking forward to someone getting his kind of service right. One of the best things about Netflix is that it works on every screen I own; desktop, laptop, TVs, tablet, phone. The Switch might be the only screen I have that doesn't have at least one way to watch Netflix. I'd love for games to be more like that. If I could get an upgraded Chromecast style dongle and play a game on my TV, PC, or through an app on any of my other devices, that could be a compelling value proposition. There's even a something of an argument to be made for games that are already playable across devices. I often see complaints about how Hearthstone takes up so many GB of data on mobile devices. Just the storage savings might be enough for streaming to become a compelling option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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