We know since last spring that Google is up to something in the world of video game parts streaming. But recently, Google has made a big step. There are two weeks, Google went to the Tokyo Game Show, one of the big international Masses of gaming. On site, the Mountain View giant has introduced its next project related to video gaming and Android, naturally. A double communication operation in a country where the mobile game becomes an institution, but where the iPhone remains the undisputed leader in the telephony market.
The announcement made at the Tokyo salon, succinct, announced the arrival of a video game streaming service from Android to YouTube. This will be accessible via the gaming hub of the OS and will rely on the same principle (but that, Google has not specifically said) that Twitch, the popular streaming platform that the Mountain View giant tried to buy last year before being blocked by US antitrust authorities.
Google Play Games finally useful?
Google has not detailed its operation, but our colleagues of Android Police have discovered some clues by analyzing version 3.3 of Play Games application. So it seems that the functionality is not available in the game: the installation of Play Games, including the latest, be mandatory. Which would provide a little more meaning and function to a hub to date quite poor (and therefore largely dispensable). This should be achieved by the arrival (or activation) of a new feature that will be similar to Screen Cast, already present in the Chromecast control application.
It seems that two video definitions will be offered from 480p and 720p. There are two usual standards in the video on the Internet (in the audiovisual and in general). Nothing says 1080p monitor, but it might seem logical if Play Games landed on TVs via Android TV. There will also be options on the different sources that will be attached to the streaming: besides the main screen of the smartphone, it will be possible to record sound (for voice) and image (to film the player's head by example). As many obvious answers that offers Twitch, but also YouTube.
Google Android TV Cast and put to use
All this is obviously trite, given the competition. However, we must link this service to other technological components already sighted in our columns this past year. We think including Google Cast. As a reminder, Google Cast is a standard for transmitting and receiving a streaming flow. A standard that supports Android, iOS, and Android TV Chromecast (and YouTube, of course). In short, everything needed to broadcast and watch a live broadcast.
Obviously, Google is working hard to regain control of the area of streaming live on the Internet with YouTube. Lost to Twitch, the reference of the segment, particularly in the gaming sector, this sector is a boon, because it consists of a loyal and passionate audience more sensitive to an advertisement or a targeted promotional campaign. The stakes are obviously huge and there is no question of leaving Twitch for Google and Amazon (the owner) time to consolidate their lead.
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