Shadow Launching Two New Datacenters?
Checking this box shows two new datacenters here in the United States. One located in Miami, Florida and the second Seattle, Washington. Continue reading Shadow Launching Two New Datacenters?
Tag: Cloud Gaming
Microsoft Revisits Switch Like Xbox Controllers
Microsoft began work on a project to create an Xbox controller that would be compatabile with phones and tablets. The project began in 2014 with a foam model followed by a 3D printed prototype. Continue reading Microsoft Revisits Switch Like Xbox Controllers
Xbox E3 Show – Project xCloud LiveBlog
The liveshow is starting now! We’re expecting some Project xCloud news from Microsoft’s Xbox event so stay tuned as I liveblog the livestream for Cloud Gaming related news! Continue reading Xbox E3 Show – Project xCloud LiveBlog
Project xCloud Reaches takehome Internal Testing
While I’m a bit late to reporting this news, I still thought it was important enough to warrant a write-up. Phil Spencer announced that Project xCloud had moved to the next stage of development last week. Continue reading Project xCloud Reaches takehome Internal Testing
PlayStation Now Reaches 700k Users!
After just over 5 years on the market, Sony’s cloud gaming service has reached 700,000 users! Those are pretty impressive numbers for a tech that is still in the early adopter phase. Since the launch of the service, Sony has seen an average userbase growth of 40% per year. Continue reading PlayStation Now Reaches 700k Users!
Microsoft Details Project xCloud at GDC
Microsoft detailed aspects of the Cloud Aware APIs and their Touch Adaptation kit at GDC. These two developer tools will allow games to easily be ported to xCloud. The Cloud Aware APIs are designed to adapt traditionally console-style games to the way gamers generally play mobile games. Continue reading Microsoft Details Project xCloud at GDC
Walmart to Enter the Cloud Gaming Arena?
Little is known at this time but it appears that Walmart is still in the very early stages of this project. At first glance this seems like a weird fit for Walmart but in 2010 they acquired Vudu, a video streaming service. Continue reading Walmart to Enter the Cloud Gaming Arena?
Nvidia Launches RTX Server Pods!
It appears that RTX finally has the chance to make an apperance in cloud gaming services in the future as Nvidia has just revealed their RTX server pods. A pod can accomodate up to 32 servers, each with the capability of being loaded with up to 40 RTX cards. Continue reading Nvidia Launches RTX Server Pods!
What is Stadia?
Google’s Stadia is a cloud gaming platform. With cloud gaming, the game you’re playing is actually rendered on a server in one of Google’s 19 datacenters. This allows the device that you’re gaming on to no longer require powerful hardware. Continue reading What is Stadia?
Valve Launches Steam Link Anywhere
Quite some time ago Valve added capabilities to stream games from one machine on your network to another. It was possible to use this feature remotely but this complicated the setup through the use of VPNs. Continue reading Valve Launches Steam Link Anywhere
