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| Google reveals gaming platform Stadia | Google reveals gaming platform Stadia |
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| Google has unveiled a new digital gaming platform called Stadia which will stream data-rich games that have traditionally had to be either downloaded or purchased on disk. | Google has unveiled a new digital gaming platform called Stadia which will stream data-rich games that have traditionally had to be either downloaded or purchased on disk. |
| At launch it will work on existing desktops, laptops, TVs and phones, said the firm's Phil Harrison. | At launch it will work on existing desktops, laptops, TVs and phones, said the firm's Phil Harrison. |
| The firm also revealed a controller. | The firm also revealed a controller. |
| It looks like a traditional console controller but the Stadia version has a button for capturing and sharing gaming directly to YouTube. | |
| It was also announced that Bethesda's major title Doom Eternal will be one of the first games available. | |
| No pricing was revealed at the event in San Francisco but the firm did say Stadia would launch in 2019 in the US, UK, Canada and Europe. | |
| Google experimented with streaming data-rich games in 2018 with Project Stream, when the tech giant made the Ubisoft game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey available to play to trial participants via the Chrome web browser. | Google experimented with streaming data-rich games in 2018 with Project Stream, when the tech giant made the Ubisoft game Assassin's Creed: Odyssey available to play to trial participants via the Chrome web browser. |
| This is possible because the games run elsewhere, on Google's own high-end hardware, but users connect to the game with their device via the web. | This is possible because the games run elsewhere, on Google's own high-end hardware, but users connect to the game with their device via the web. |
| "We learned that we could bring a triple-A game to any device with a Chrome browser and an internet connection," said Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | "We learned that we could bring a triple-A game to any device with a Chrome browser and an internet connection," said Google CEO Sundar Pichai. |
| However, many streaming services to date have suffered due to the difficulty of offering high-end games via an internet connection. | However, many streaming services to date have suffered due to the difficulty of offering high-end games via an internet connection. |
| Gamers have complained of issues with "lag" - the delay between a player performing an action, and the game reacting to that move. | Gamers have complained of issues with "lag" - the delay between a player performing an action, and the game reacting to that move. |
| In games where split-second reactions are a matter of winning or losing, high latency rates infuriates players. | In games where split-second reactions are a matter of winning or losing, high latency rates infuriates players. |
| In an attempt to avoid this, Google said its Stadia controller will connect directly to Google's servers via wifi. | |
| The company has promised the service will offer games at 4K quality, at 60 frames per second (fps) - and up to 8K, 120 fps in future. | The company has promised the service will offer games at 4K quality, at 60 frames per second (fps) - and up to 8K, 120 fps in future. |
| How significant is Google's announcement? | How significant is Google's announcement? |
| Google is hoping to leverage its success with YouTube, which is incredibly popular among gamers sharing their skills, to make its own gaming platform a success. | Google is hoping to leverage its success with YouTube, which is incredibly popular among gamers sharing their skills, to make its own gaming platform a success. |
| "Hundreds of millions of people watch gaming content on YouTube every single day. Our vision is to bring those worlds closer together," said Phil Harrison, Google's newly-hired head of gaming. | "Hundreds of millions of people watch gaming content on YouTube every single day. Our vision is to bring those worlds closer together," said Phil Harrison, Google's newly-hired head of gaming. |
| During an on-stage demonstration, Mr Harrison demonstrated how someone viewing a video on YouTube could press a "play on Stadia" button and begin playing the title within seconds. | During an on-stage demonstration, Mr Harrison demonstrated how someone viewing a video on YouTube could press a "play on Stadia" button and begin playing the title within seconds. |
| More to follow | More to follow |