Facebook is launching its cloud service by being honest with users (or criticizing the competition): the game in the cloud is very green, and that’s why it’s launching free games.
Facebook is a little late to the game in the cloud , and maybe that’s why it wanted to distract from its rivals. Or be completely honest, depending on how you look at it, because in the end it’s saying what many of us think: that cloud play is not the Holy Grail, and it’s not ready to be used en masse.
So begins the curious press release announcing the launch of its streaming game service through Facebook Gaming . It joins Google Stadia , Microsoft’s Project xCloud , Amazon Luna , NVIDIA Geforce NOW , and others.
Facebook explains that “we believe in the long-term future of cloud gaming, but we will not try to surprise you with the wonders of our data centers, compression algorithms, resolutions, or frames per second. Streaming cloud games for The masses still have a long way to go, and it’s important to take advantage of both the benefits and the realities of the technology rather than trying to exaggerate their situation in the future . ” A straight dart to Google Stadia …
He also assures that he does not want to replace computers or consoles : ” We love console and computer video games, and both formats will continue to exist for a long time. We believe that video games in the cloud will increase (and not replace) the possibilities of testing large We do not want to replace your phone, either: you will see how there are times when quickly testing a game in the cloud is better and others when it is not . ”
After this exercise of sincerity, he acknowledges that for these reasons he is going to start launching a handful of free mobile games , which can be played on any Android cell phone or in the PC browser, without having to download them.
The games chosen are Asphalt 9: Legends from Gameloft, Mobile Legends: Adventure from Moonton, PGA TOUR Golf Shootout from Concrete Software, Inc. and Solitaire: Arthur’s Tale from Qublix Games. These are titles that do not require low latency, the Achilles’ heel of cloud gaming.
Red Bull’s Dirt Bike Unchained , and other titles, will appear in the coming weeks. They also plan to launch paid and PC games, but only once the technology is established.
Facebook explains that its cloud gaming service is not coming to iOS for now because ” Apple treats games differently and continues to exert control over a very valuable resource .” As you no doubt know, Facebook and Epic Games have a dispute with Apple over the 30% commission Apple charges on all micropayments for iOS apps and games.
In addition to free full games, Facebook will integrate cloud games into banner ads . In certain paid game ads, you can try out a demo immediately, without downloading.
The gaming service Cloud Gaming Facebook have been released so far, in the United States . It will soon be expanded to other countries.
