Streaming movies and television series is on its way to being passé. Google project stream will allow you to now play high-end games in Chrome. Big names like NVIDIA GeForce and PlayStation already provide the game-streaming service. And now it looks like Google is trying to get into that business with Project Stream. Starting October 5th, some lucky people can test play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey right in Google Chrome without needing a high-end PC.
Project Stream streams gameplay from a computer in the cloud while the user's PC sends the keyboard and mouse commands. Conceptually, this is nothing new, but Google promises extremely low latency and high-fidelity graphics.
Google has partnered with Ubisoft to make Assassin’s Creed Odyssey the first playable game via Project Stream. In the initial beta program, users won't have to pay anything to test the game. If the test is a success, it would put Google at the forefront of a new part of the videogame business that lets people play games as they’re being streamed, rather than using downloads or disks.
The search engine giant also unveiled new tools for game developers in March, challenging technology rivals like Amazon’s Twitch for a bigger slice of the lucrative game streaming industry.
Google's project stream of course comes with certain limitations. Firstly it will only be available to US residents initially. Secondly, the user will have to be 17 years or older to participate. Third, one will need an internet connection capable of at least 25 megabits per second. Lastly, one will need a desktop or laptop PC with access to the desktop version of Google Chrome, such as any PC running Windows 10, macOS, or Linux, or a Chromebook running Chrome OS.
