Google plans big gaming news at GDC, will Microsoft respond?

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Published onFebruary 19, 2019

published onFebruary 19, 2019

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Google is apparently planning to make some big gaming announcements at the upcoming Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March. The company sent media invites today for a press event on March 19, and it all seems like the keynote will be aboutGoogle’s new Project Stream game streaming platform(viaGameindustry.biz).

“All will be revealed at the Google Keynote,” the invitation says, and Google also included a mysterious GIF showing a bright light at the end of a dark hallway. Google previously tested Project Stream last fall, allowing select Google Chrome users to play Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game right in the web browser. The service made quite a good impression at the time, and it looks like Google seems well positioned to compete with Sony’s Playstation Now service as well as Microsoft’s Project xCloud.

Microsoft willalso have a big presence at GDCnext month, with a session dedicated toProject xCloud. “This talk will go deeper on how developers can get their console games to adapt to a mobile world,” the session description reads. Last year, the Redmond giant previously explained that its game streaming platform will be able to bring all existing Xbox games to mobile devices without developers having to modify game code.

Project xCloud is expected to launch in public beta this year, but maybe Google’s obvious interest in game streaming will force to accelerate rollout plans. A true Netflix-like service for video games is probably years away, but this competition between tech giants should be very good for consumers and the video games industry.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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