Whoo another streaming service that will be bad
If anyone has the resources and technical expertise to make it work, it'd be Google.
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Google gets into game streaming with Project Stream
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#72Not to be overly negative, but could they have come up with a less inspired and creative name than that? “Project” also make it sound like a ongoing effort of sorts, and not a (finished) product.
I think there's something to be said for choosing an obvious and informative name such as "Project Stream" over a flashier but non-intuitive name.
Also, at least for now it really isn't a finished product. Perhaps they'll re-brand if the test pans out and they actually start selling a service, or maybe they'll just keep the moniker like Project Fi has.
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I've been using Parsec to stream games from my Windows PC to an Raspberry Pi connected to my TV. It's really cool!
Sounds like basically a home-brew Steam Link, any pointers on more information about how it's hooked together? I rather enjoy my Steam Links, although I'm not sure how much traction they really got - not too long back I picked up a couple more on sale for like $10 a pop...
Hey. This is an old blog post (we have some new ones coming out soon), but it details our approach to this. https://blog.parsecgaming.com/description-of-parsec-technolo...
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> beat out competitors by virtue of being able to sustainably run unsustainable (for others) businesses. Is there other providers of similar services?
Yes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming
Wow, never thought of there are so many contenders in this area. I thought Google is the only one having the tech to provide the service in a large scale that possibly can transform the industry.
Then your statement makes sense. I was fantasizing that Google is actually innovating before others. Turns out there is indeed no new ideas in IT.
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#75How is this different from https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/ or http://onlive.com/ ?
Seems similar to me, I've been exclusively using geforce now for the past 6 months. Works extremely well if you're just a casual gamer with no dedicated gaming computer (I'm playing on my Mac). I'm curious to see how it stacks up against it and what the price of it would be
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#76Really feel sad about recent prevailing sentiment across HN. Some comments seem to suggest Google needs to provide the following for this kind of "tech test": * Available for all browsers and comply all web standards. * Available for all languages across all regions, with accessibility features. * Promise not to "launch and shutdown in a few years". * Imply a real future product. But I'm guessing what Google wants to…
I'd like to see a contingency in the agreement that allows one to download the games you own if they shut down the service. Would have been nice if OnLive had done that.
Good luck getting agreement from the game publishers.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using Parsec to stream games from my Windows PC to an Raspberry Pi connected to my TV. It's really cool!
Sounds like basically a home-brew Steam Link, any pointers on more information about how it's hooked together? I rather enjoy my Steam Links, although I'm not sure how much traction they really got - not too long back I picked up a couple more on sale for like $10 a pop...
Steam Link is definitely a good value on sale, but I feel it's still pretty buggy. Often time the desktop will flicker and the controller support is still not great. Definitely doesn't feel as polished as running a console.
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#79In the old days, Google would have bought an existing player and scale it. Now seeing Google bootstrap this kind of mainstream business seems awkward. Also I personably am very doubtful of any new app/service that Google releases.
Google has always bootstrapped services, especially stuff from their 20%-time program. Orkut, Google Lively, Google Video, Wave, Google Offers, Google Health, and on and on.
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I'm sorry but this joke is getting really old. HN loves to point fingers when company stands still. Heck, we made a teaching moment out of Kodak and others who failed to innovate and relied too much on their cashcows. On the other hand, we proclaim nice-sounding ideas such as being aware of sunk cost fallacy and how everybody should say no more. We talk about being data-driven and dont go by what gut says. Beware of…
All of this would be resolved if Google called these projects experimental. This is a significant distinction. It's also a massive deterrent. Who builds on experimental? Google isn't incentivized to do this. So, everything new Google puts out is hence, experimental. It's not an old joke. You're just getting tired of it. You're basically invalidating all of these engineers who believe in a thing called "trust," and un…
They're calling it a "technical test", how is that not equivalent to experimental?