Facebook enters the cloud gaming industry, starting with a cautious start with games for smartphones
Facebook has announced the launch of a beta version of its cloud gaming service for Android and PC. The game title is for smartphone games, but it is scheduled to be added at any time, and it is scheduled to officially start in 2021.
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At Facebook, we are actively engaged in the game business, such as instant games that allow you to play more than 1000 types on Facebook, and the release of the live game distribution platform 'Facebook Gaming' as a dedicated app.
There are various cloud gaming services such as Google Stadia , Amazon Luna , and NVIDIA GeForce Now that allow you to play AAA-class game titles on laptops, tablet PCs, and smartphones without a game console or high-performance PC. The situation where various companies are divided into groups. And Facebook, which has the world's largest SNS with 2.7 billion monthly active users , has finally entered the market.
Facebook's cloud gaming service starts with Android APK- style smartphone games such as Asphalt 9: Legends, Mobile Legends: Adventure, PGA TOUR Golf Shootout, Solitaire: Arthur's Tale TriPeaks, WWE Supercard, and Dirt Bike Unchained. He said that he will expand the types, numbers, and genres of games while testing little by little. Facebook said, 'After all, it's a cloud gaming service, so players may be worried about some glitches even in games where delays are tolerated,' he said, initially releasing games that are less affected by delays. He said he was going to go.
Also, although it is linked to Facebook, which is a real name system SNS, it is possible to use any player name and avatar instead of the real name on the cloud gaming service. In addition, cross-play that can be played not only on platforms such as smartphones and PCs will be implemented. In addition, cloud gaming-enabled game ads will evolve into interactive ones with HTML5 and cloud services, Facebook said, 'the line between games and ads has become blurred.'
Jason Rubin, Vice President of Play at Facebook, said, 'Because announcements about cloud gaming tend to be hype, I will speak openly from the beginning,' he said, stating the significance and purpose of Facebook's cloud gaming service. I'm talking about five things together.
◆ 1: Do not make excessive promises or achieve inadequate results
'Facebook believes in the long-term future of cloud gaming, but it doesn't try to surprise users with data centers, compression algorithms, resolutions, frames per second, etc. It's still a long way to go for cloud gaming for the masses. It's important to embrace both the benefits and reality of technology, rather than overselling the future of technology. '
◆ 2: I do not intend to replace the user's favorite game console
'Home and PC games are popular and will continue to exist. Facebook gives cloud gaming more options to dive into great games rather than replacing home and PC games. I believe that. We are not trying to replace your smartphone either. You will find that it may or may not be better to jump into cloud gaming right away. '
◆ 3: Facebook will do its best first and then reach out from there
'Cloud gaming aims to expand the range of games already available, so we'll start with where users enjoy playing on Facebook, that is, free games. This is where Facebook is usually a mobile device. This is one of the reasons we started with games played on Facebook. In the future, we will be able to improve our systems and infrastructure to offer more types of games.Until then, the cost of cloud gaming will be Rest assured that it's $ 0. '
◆ 4: We do not launch a cloud gaming service separately from Facebook.
'All cloud gaming titles can be played in the same way you play games on Facebook. No special hardware or controllers are required. You can also play games on your desktop PC with your mouse or keyboard. You can play. More than 380 million people play games every month on Facebook, and cloud gaming will be possible just like playing instant games on HTML5, and I If we do the right job, we won't care how the game is delivered. '
◆ 5: Not planned for iOS at the time of article creation
'Unfortunately, we haven't launched cloud gaming on iOS. Alternative options for iOS are under consideration, and only Android and PC players will be able to enjoy cloud gaming integrated on Facebook. Apple's
'The iOS path is unclear, but there's one thing that's clear. Apple treats games in a different way and continues to control invaluable resources. Depending on which device you bought. Regardless, we're thinking of the best way to allow people to play the game the way they want, when they want, so stay tuned. '
In addition, Facebook's cloud gaming service will be offered in California, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Road Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, etc. in the United States for the next few months. We are planning to expand the service area.
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