It’s that time of the year, CES time, get ready to get your
geek on! The first press release that grabbed our attention is one from Ubitus,
the world leader in cloud gaming services. Yesterday the company announced a partnership
with Google TV to bring "console and MMO games" to various
GTV-enabled devices. That means that both Smart TVs and set-top boxes with
Google TV will have access to Ubitus' library of cloud-based games; Resident Evil 5, Lost Planet 2, and Super Street Fighter IV.
Press release
Las Vegas, Jan. 7th 2013 ─ Ubitus Inc., the worldwide
technology leader in cloud gaming solutions, announced it is bringing console
and MMO games to Google TV with low latency mode and broad range of gaming controller
devices in the market.
TV is always the center of entertainment at home. As bandwidth quality keeps
improving, it is foreseen there are tremendous opportunities to satisfy
consumers' demand beyond existing TV/movie streaming services. By deeply optimizing
for the Google TV platform to achieve low latency cloud gaming mode, Ubitus can
enable OEMs to offer over-the-top (OTT) cloud gaming services to their
customers at ease and timely.
Going forward, any Smart TVs and Set-top-boxes running on the combined solution
will allow end users to access cloud gaming services with a single click of
button. There are multiple benefits to end users:
Instant convenience – Pay for the service, not product: Instant access to rich
library of AAA and MMO titles on big TV screens without buying them all at
once;Enjoyment – Game with friends, not computer: connect with friends from multiple
locations with different devices to play the same game. This brings far more
fun and convenience than previous scenario where all of the players must be
using PCs with high CPU & GPU in order to connect to each other and enjoy
the same game.
Social sharing – Share your joy, not being alone: instant share your gameplay
session with your networks and have fun together.
"Google TV is an ideal platform for cloud gaming and we have tacked the
obstacles to achieving low latency streaming game experience with multi gaming
controller devices support on Google TV," said Wesley Kuo, CEO of Ubitus.
"This brings tremendous benefits to consumers, particularly with the
increasing adoption of Smart TVs and new generation of Set-top-boxes in every
consumer's home."
Source: engadget
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