A Night With Project Stream
October 31, 2018•221 words
Google just announced Project Stream, an experiment to stream games from
Google's servers via Chrome. Google is allowing people to test streaming
Assassin's Creed Odyssey during this trial period. For controls, you can use a
wired Xbox controller or a PlayStation controller. For my demo, I just used a
keyboard and a mouse. Game streaming services are still a new thing. I know
that PlayStation has had something for a few years now. It makes sense to
apply what was done for streaming music and videos to video games. TechnicalI
started to boot up the game using my MacBook Pro 2014 on Wi-Fi. The game got
going pretty quickly. There was no noticeable lag, and it didn't feel much
different than something that I would run on a PS4. Sometimes, when a lot was
going on screen, there was a bit of a slowdown and some lag, but it was all
stuff that I felt fine experiencing. I think the tradeoff for convenience and
ease-of-use was there for me to be able to handle some of the slowdowns.
TakeawaysI like the possibilities that streaming can bring. It would be cool
to stream powerful VR experiences on lower level devices. VR is one of those
cases where the machine that is needed to power it will always keep it from
mass adoption.