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nutbastard
06/23/09

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hey naysayers: it's called a 'proof of concept'. it comes with this grain of salt. here; take it.
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Toribor
06/23/09

@nutbastard: Thank you. Someone who actually understands. Yes this is meant to prove that the idea works, not that it will work for everyone in any condition. Streaming media at a high enough rate for accurate gaming response has to be pretty speedy. Even the tiniest bit of lag can ruin an experience. That being said, it looks like they did it here, though I tried playing Crysis with a 360 controller and detested it. Mouse and keyboard, woo!
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dc-united
06/23/09

@Toribor: I think everyone understands that this is a proof of concept. The question is what use is porting a highres experience to a device that can't display it.
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deanbmmv
06/23/09

@dc-united: Proof of concept, If it can run Crysis okay, then it can run many less intense application's or games, which 90% of software's will be less intense, and be more forgiving for latency than Crysis. So if it run's Crysis okay, then it's good to go.

A kind of benchmarking if you will.
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dc-united
06/23/09

@deanbmmv: I understand your point, but wouldn't it be a more effective sales demo to show a less resource-hungry app running PERFECTLY than Crysis running w/ a lag and without the benefit of great graphics?
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Nick
06/23/09

@nutbastard: needs more salt
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nutbastard
06/23/09

@dc-united:

i think crysis AT ALL is a lot better demo than some other less hungry program running. perhaps another 3D game would have sufficed, but i doubt if a less hungry 3D game would have suffered from any less latency. the problem is obviously with the transmission of the data, not the processing of it.
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Serolf Divad
06/23/09

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Interesting idea. Probably the future of online subscription gaming services.
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Heliophage
06/23/09

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Sounds like OnLive, except more practical if I can use it on my phone. I wonder if it requires WiFi or if it can handle the video streaming over 3/4G data networks.
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Heliophage
06/23/09

@Heliophage:

*reads* It says it can. I'd like to see.
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guineapirate
06/23/09

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Can you only use a 360 controller? Seems like that would be impractical for on-the-fly gaming. What about the server and where the game is stored, is that your home computer or some service?
As soon as they give me a small portable controller, let me use my own game and computer to host it and develop it for symbian, I'm in.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/23/09

@guineapirate: The phone and controller are not the focus of this demonstration. The real concept is using cloud computing to run games or other computationally-intensive applications. This would eliminate the need for individuals to have powerful hardware, as the processing is done by a centralized computer. This is illustrated by using a weak system (cell phone) to play a Crysis.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/23/09

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Will this run on my 56k dial-up connection?
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xair
06/23/09

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This is nothing, just wait until you see myst rendered on your regular casio calculator.

what's the point of something like this?
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dobbybabee
06/23/09

@xair: Well, basically, it's a new idea of gaming. Instead of us users having to worry about having the best computers, all we need is to have good internet access, with minimum specs just to display the content, which means that instead of having to upgrade your gaming rig every few months, you can just keep on using their service.
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Xeno
06/23/09

@dobbybabee: This is great up until you hit your bandwidth cap and then.. BAM! No more gaming for you! Neener, neener, neener...
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Project_J187
06/23/09

@Xeno: Then you should write to your local congressman and tell him you would like him to support the bill that prohibits bandwidth caps.
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Kaiser-Machead
06/23/09

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Hey, dude, why don't you just, I dunno, turn on the TV?

And what the fuck will that accomplish??
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