It is reported that Amazon is developing game streaming service following Google · Microsoft

by Glenn Carstens-Peters

Google announces " Project Stream " of the game streaming service development project, and Microsoft also announces " Project xCloud " of the game streaming service. Meanwhile, it is reported that Amazon, which operates the world's largest EC site, is developing a new game streaming service.

Amazon Developing Game Streaming Service? The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-developing-game-streaming-service

Here's the evidence Amazon is building a cloud gaming service - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/10/18177253/amazon-cloud-gaming-service-rumor-job-posting

Amazon owns Twitch, which is a streaming delivery service specializing in games, but it is reported that it is developing a unique service that can play games streaming newly. The advantage of Game Streaming Service (Cloud Game Service) is that the game runs on a powerful server, so there is no need to download the whole game data to a PC or gaming machine.

According to the information of overseas media The Information reportedly, Amazon is planning to release this game streaming service by 2020. When The Verge checked Amazon's recruitment page, Amazon seems to have confirmed that Amazon is recruiting engineers for "cloud games" in at least two places in Seattle and California.

Below is one page of Amazon recruitment page. On the page "Cloud game software development engineer" is being recruited.

Software Development Engineer, Cloud Games - Job ID: 762238 | Amazon.jobs

Some recruiters recruit "a lead game engineer for cross platform" and "It will be a great opportunity to fulfill technical leadership to form the foundation of unreleased AAA titles" As you can see, Amazon is trying to release a big title in game streaming service. In addition, although Amazon is also recruiting games AI engineers, The Verge wrote that this is "unrelated possibilities" with game streaming service.

"Amazon is one of the few major cloud companies with know-how to realize game streaming service, considering that competitors are already participating in the game streaming service business, it makes sense to jump into the same field "The Verge points out.

In addition, Amazon has been experimenting on cloud games for a long time, and in 2014 we release the following demonstration movie. The following movie is described as "The game live rendered on Amazon's cloud server was streamed to the tablet".

The Unmaking Official Limited Time Preview Trailer - YouTube


Amazon has been experimenting about streaming games for a long time, but in addition to that, we already have an advantage of having our own game studio . However, it is said that the cloud business was sold to a third party game studio, and it is difficult to assert that Amazon is planning game streaming service.

If The Information's coverage is true, Amazon will join the game streaming service market in addition to Google, Microsoft, and even Sony, NVIDIA's GeForce Now , which has been offering game streaming services over the years at PlayStation Now. In addition, that Nintendo is steadily increasing the cloud game on Nintendo Switch, and it is expected that it will be involved in this conflict.

Potential for future cloud games for Nintendo Switch to increase - GIGAZINE

For overseas media The Verge says that infrastructure is important for game streaming services, "Amazon has the advantage of having more infrastructure than Google and Sony". Although The Verge seems to ask Amazon for comment about game streaming service, it seems that answer has not been obtained.