Project Stream: Features, Beta Details and More

Project Stream: Features, Beta Details and More

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After months of rumors about a secret gaming project going on behind closed doors at Google's headquarters, Google revealed that Project Stream, its equivalent of Nvidia's GeForce Now service, was giving access to streaming games rather than downloading. . In addition to providing instant access to games, Project Stream allows gamers to play AAA games on a variety of devices, not just high-end gaming machines, because all the processing power is managed remotely by Google.

Project Stream would supposedly be available through the Google Chrome browser as soon as it is launched, suggesting that it will be available on almost any device running Google Chrome.

The overall goal of Project Stream is to provide a no-lag game at 1080p @ 60 fps, which is no mean feat. Catherine Hsiao explains some of the problems encountered in a recent Google blog post. You can see an example of Project Stream gameplay at the top of this page.

"The idea of ​​delivering such a rich graphics content, which requires almost instant interaction between the game controller and the graphics on the screen, poses a number of challenges," Hsiao said. "When they're streaming TV or movies, consumers are comfortable with a few seconds of buffering at first, but streaming high-quality games requires latency measured in milliseconds." , without graphic degradation. "

Although we know what Project Stream will look like when it hits the market, Google is currently testing technology and looking for users to sign up and play right now.

Join the Project Stream Beta Test
Yes, you read correctly. Google is currently testing Project Stream with Assbadin's Creed Odyssey, recently released, and is looking for enthusiastic players to help them improve the technology. If accepted into the test, you will be able to play Odyssey in full and for free, although there are minor limitations regarding in-app purchases.

For the test to be accepted, you must have the following:

• To be located in the United States
• Active Google account (excluding managed Google accounts such as Google for Work)
• A Ubisoft account
• A computer running a recent version of Google Chrome (v.69 or later)
• Internet download speeds of at least 25 Mbps
• A wired USB controller or an external mouse

If you meet the criteria, go to the Project Stream website to register. The test should last until January 2019, which will leave you a few months to play the huge open-world game and test Google's streaming technology.

When will Project Stream be released?
Google remains alert to a potential release date for Project Stream, and we are not surprised. It is a complex service to perfect, which will require a multitude of data centers around the world to provide low latency streaming required by players.

With the beta test run until early 2019, we can safely dismiss a general release of 2018. We imagine that Google will implement post-beta improvements, the publication of which is scheduled for the end of the year. next year. Whatever happens, we will make sure to update this section as soon as we receive news from Google.

IDG News Service

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