Microsoft Project xCloud (Game Streaming), now offering Fortnite free without GPU membership

Lower than other satellites, sure. Lower than my fibre? Nope.

Depends. Fiber doesn't have to go up and down....but satellite optical links would be operating in more direct straight lines than the cables on earth.

Also light travels a bit faster in a vacuum.

How all this will work in practice is anybody's guess. Think initially the more remote a user is the larger the benefit.
 
Potentially good news for latency?..

Microsoft partners with SpaceX to connect Azure cloud to Musk’s Starlink satellite internet:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/20/mic...ure-cloud-with-spacexs-starlink-internet.html

Hells yeah! Latency in the 1000's of ms. :) Granted it's likely improved, but I doubt it's improved so much.

Maybe for people in extremely rural areas? I don't see a satellite connection being better than local data centers connected by fibre.

I tried gaming on a Satellite internet connection back in the 2000's and lets just say that it's not pleasant. :p

Regards,
SB
 
In the article they show a trailer sized mini data centre. With a Starlink connection they can roll them out almost anywhere in the Northern US with the current coverage.

(For anyone still wondering, Starlink's lower latency is due to their satellites being in lower orbits that other providers. It means they need a lot more satellites to always have one in sight of you. In turn, that also helps them provide more bandwidth)

OK that makes this more feasible, as long as it's ideal conditions. With satellite TV, heavy cloud cover and storms can interfere with the TV signal, I wonder how well Starlink deals with this?

Regards,
SB
 
And to think all of this is being done because some ultra-rich person wants to settle on Mars. The electric vehicles, bettery storage, space ships, satellite networking, boring technology, and flamethrower are all steps in their conquer Mars plan. :cool:
 
OK that makes this more feasible, as long as it's ideal conditions. With satellite TV, heavy cloud cover and storms can interfere with the TV signal, I wonder how well Starlink deals with this?

Regards,
SB
isnt thats depending on the frequency? one of sats tv provider in indonesia keeps bragging "doesnt matter its thunderstorm right above your house, its strong signal, crystal clear tv with our blah blah blah"
 
10 more games getting touch controls...
  • Dead Cells
  • Gucamelee! 2
  • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
  • Hotshot Racing
  • Killer Instinct
  • New Super Lucky’s Tale
  • Slay The Spire
  • Streets of Rage 4
  • Tell Me Why
  • UnderMine
As we develop our knowledge around touch controls, we’re also taking the opportunity to learn a few things about how these controls work in different games. With the team at Ninja Theory we worked on Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to integrate the controls and how they show up in different scenarios and game modes. As a result, you’ll see the controls change as you move around and fighting controls will appear when you encounter the Northmen.

For other games, we added touch controls without modifying the existing game. In Hotshot Racing we added a touch-controlled throttle that provides the same control that you would get from analog triggers on a controller. Just tap the handbrake button, spin the wheel, and you’ll find yourself drifting around the track in no time. In New Super Lucky’s Tale, the controls will feel very familiar and will even take on a little bit of Lucky’s personality.

And of course we designed the Xbox touch controls along the same ergonomic principles that we use for the traditional Xbox controller, but with new controls that enable you do everything with just two digits. People’s hands are different and that’s why we added customization, so you can put the controls in the place on screen that works best for you.

As we look to evolve input we’ve also created a new set of gaming icons that go beyond ABXY, so that even if you’re brand new to gaming – finding the “jump” or “dodge” button has never been easier.
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https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/10/22/xbox-touch-controls-on-mobile-giving-more-ways-to-play/

Tommy McClain
 
touch controls makes for an interesting discussion of game design. Are we going from mobile to console, or console to mobile.
ie - what we see with Among Us.
 
I had a quick go with Slay the Spire with touch controls. Perfect game for touch/streaming really. I tweaked the control position to push them more into the side boarders on my phone (which is 20:9)
 
First info on a streaming stick in the future, from an interview with Phil done by 'stratechery' Some other interesting bits that the Verge pulled out are a new 'platinum' tier of game pass which would guarantee access to Xbox hardware, ios streaming app early next year, and that we should expect lower price ways to access the xbox ecosystem in the future (I assume this means the streaming stick).

Also with the platinum game pass tier, that to me seems to suggest a 'series x pro' in a couple of years, then iterate on that, so while the base consoles, the X and S would be the base models for the entire gen, the pro model would get a new version every couple years. If they did that and tied it to a higher tier of game pass it could be very interesting to see what the end of the gen looks like, maybe with a ps5 pro with, at a random guess 15 Tflops, whereas the series x pro could potentially be on 25 Tflops after a few revisions

In any case here is where I first saw this: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ph...-and-a-solution-for-ios.311506/#post-49231756

Here is the verge article that i read https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/23...ck-xcloud-cloud-gaming-phil-spencer-interview

And here is the paywalled interview that the statechery had with phil spencer
https://stratechery.com/2020/an-interview-microsoft-executive-vice-president-of-gaming-phil-spencer/

very interesting all round
 
I dont think they'd add any tiers to Game Pass, they already have Game Pass Ultinate.
 
First info on a streaming stick in the future, from an interview with Phil done by 'stratechery' Some other interesting bits that the Verge pulled out are a new 'platinum' tier of game pass which would guarantee access to Xbox hardware, ios streaming app early next year, and that we should expect lower price ways to access the xbox ecosystem in the future (I assume this means the streaming stick).

Also with the platinum game pass tier, that to me seems to suggest a 'series x pro' in a couple of years, then iterate on that, so while the base consoles, the X and S would be the base models for the entire gen, the pro model would get a new version every couple years. If they did that and tied it to a higher tier of game pass it could be very interesting to see what the end of the gen looks like, maybe with a ps5 pro with, at a random guess 15 Tflops, whereas the series x pro could potentially be on 25 Tflops after a few revisions

In any case here is where I first saw this: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ph...-and-a-solution-for-ios.311506/#post-49231756

Here is the verge article that i read https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/23...ck-xcloud-cloud-gaming-phil-spencer-interview

And here is the paywalled interview that the statechery had with phil spencer
https://stratechery.com/2020/an-interview-microsoft-executive-vice-president-of-gaming-phil-spencer/

very interesting all round


Streaming stick ? Who ever could have predicted and talked in length about the need for one in their product line up to make xcloud work .

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Yeah, too much dangling for my tastes but better than no option. :)
https://9to5google.com/2019/11/21/stadia-chromecast-ultra-overheating-shutdown/

you should let it all hang loose lol. Or at least space it out from right against the back of the tv.

I 3d printed spacers for my fire sticks a long time ago. I use the command hook velcro stuff to stick the mount to the back of the tv and then just a small portion of it hangs off the mount allowing better cooling
 
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