Google unveils its vision of the future of games before the GDC 2019 conference

By Jonathon Dornbush

Google unveiled a teaser linking the company's speech at the GDC 2019 conference next week, during which the company promised to "unveil Google's vision for the future of gaming."

The trailer does not show much – it scours a series of sites, ranging from sci-fi spaceships to a garage going through the backstage of a concert stage – when the camera makes a zoom in at each spot to a white light.

Google does not offer much details beyond this teaser about what exactly are its plans for the future of the game. The teaser is accompanied by the slogan "gather around," with a link to a account login to the Google Store "a new way to play." But the company has recently made a breakthrough in the gaming market, as rumors abound about its intention to unveil a console or potential streaming platform at the GDC.

Whatever Google is teasing, we will know when the company will hold its GDC conference on March 19th at 10am Pacific Time / 1pm. AND.

Just last weekend, a model of a Google game controller made its appearance, many being convinced: it is actually no. Instead, renderings were based on a Google patent drawing showing what a controller might look like.

Despite this, we saw Google test its streaming capabilities with Project Stream, which allowed players to broadcast Assassin's Creed Odyssey through their Chrome browser window.

A little earlier in 2018, Google would have developed a streaming service for games as well as a real gaming equipment. At the time, reports suggested that Google would have approached major developers to test the waters of interest of such a Google platform, while alleged computer hardware could ensure the Interface with this streaming service reported.

Google has made key hires ahead of these rumors, reinforcing the idea that Google could conduct a thorough investigation into the gaming field. The company hired Phil Harrison, former executive of Xbox and Sony, in early 2018.

Stay tuned to IGN for better coverage of Google's GDC speech and all the rest of the GDC 2019 next week.

Jonathon Dornbush is Editor-in-Chief at IGN, Beyond! host and PlayStation in mind. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.