Chapter 977： Cloud gaming is feasible

"The seventh generation of mobile communication technology is about to be rolled out in a large area, and the base stations in various cities are already in the state of being erected?"

Inside the Nebula game, Yang Chen looked at a document report and immediately sat up straight.

There is no doubt that the upgrade of communication technology also has a direct impact on the game industry.

Corresponding technologies developed by domestic mobile communications, such as Warwick, foreign companies such as Lixin and Dwarf, have begun to be widely popularized.

This is true at home, as well as abroad.

In fact, this is not only an enterprise-level contest, but also a national technical contest.

But this is a fairy fight. For Yang Chen and Nebula games, it is actually not very important, because it has nothing to do with them.

But after the latest communication technology is rolled out, the impact on them is relatively large.

For example, the concept of cloud games has been mentioned in the game circle.

The so-called cloud game gains a little deeper, which is a bit more complicated. To understand with the concept of most players, it is equivalent to playing games by watching videos.

However, unlike the ordinary "cloud player" who prefers derogatory terms, this cloud game player is really able to operate and play.

In fact, cloud gaming is not a new product, it has been proposed many years ago, including the current market there are many corresponding cloud gaming services, but the effect is not ideal.

First of all, the basic process of cloud gaming is that the user connects to the delivery server and selects the game. After the selection, the delivery server sends the game information to the game server, where the player can load the selected game.

Then, the user can get the URL of the server, and then use it to connect to the server to play the game.

But the problem here is that because the local data is not loaded and read, but transmitted through the server, there is an interaction structure between the server and the player.

When the player's input devices such as keyboard, mouse, and handle are operated, the signal will be sent to the server for reception, and then the data stream will be enabled and retransmitted to the player's interface.

This leads to a very serious problem. The requirements for the network are extremely high. If the network is poor, the most direct difference is the visual experience.

Not to mention 8K and 4K resolution, ordinary ultra-clear and high-definition may be choking.

Secondly, the picture response is like input delay.

Most of the general FPS games use local data transmission, which also makes FPS plug-ins very easy to make.

This is also because FPS has a very high requirement for input and picture delay, which is also reflected in the display.

But this delay is difficult for most players to feel.

It can be replaced by the network, which is data delay, then most players can clearly feel that even if the technology of delay compensation is used in the game, as far as possible, players can still play the game smoothly even under high latency, rather than taking a step backwards. step.

But when you actually play, you can still feel the difference clearly.

For example, in "Jedi Survival" and "Battlefield" are pulling big bolts against each other, shooting each other at a wave, waiting for you to retreat behind the bunker, and then you find that you are dead.

This is the delay pot, most FPS players encounter this situation, basically there will be a thought of patting cucumber.

On the cloud game, this delay will be higher.

Although the concept of cloud gaming has been around for a long time, there are actually a handful of players who really have the conditions to use cloud gaming for gaming.

But now, the new generation of communication technology upgrades, just like the VR platform, can be used by most ordinary players.

For Nebulas Games, they are also very important for game manufacturers.

For example, the special optimization for the game, including "The Sims" and "GTA" that will soon be ported to the VR platform. In fact, in the development process, Yang Chen felt the most difficult place, not the game content. There is a visual representation of this piece of content.

But for the optimization of the game, how to allow the player's mainstream machine configuration to operate these games smoothly, and sometimes even for a smoother game experience, you need to castrate the visual effects on the screen.

It can be said that this is the biggest trouble encountered by the Nebulas game team in this area, but if the cloud game is feasible, it will be much more convenient for the Nebulas game.

"If cloud gaming is popularized, it can be said to be good news for both manufacturers and players." In the conference room of Nebula Games, Xu Yu, who has not participated in the nebula gaming strategy very much, is back on the line.

For players, it is unnecessary to talk about it. Compared with the traditional game mode, cloud games can greatly reduce the cost of equipment for players to play games.

For game manufacturers, all they need is to upgrade or replace a dedicated server, and whether it is domestic or foreign, there are corresponding cloud servers, and the price is not very expensive.

Cloud services have been accumulated for major game manufacturers before, because their configuration is enough, but the player's configuration is not.

But with the popularization of the seventh generation of communication technology, it can be said that there is no problem at all.

"In addition, Warwick and mobile communications also hope to cooperate with us and launch corresponding cloud games as their binding packages." Xu Yu said towards Yang Chen.

This news did not surprise Yang Chenduo. Mobile communication has never cooperated, but it is not the first time that Warwick has cooperated.

At the beginning of the development of the VR version of "Game King", it can be said that Warwick provided a lot of technology.

Including VR immersive experiences similar to offline clubs, its experience store is also responsible for Warwick.

At that time, the other party's entry point was also to promote their VR devices with games.

And the new communication technology comes online. If the original technology has not been eliminated, if you want consumers to pay for it, then you need to make some tricks.

Entertainment can make the most of the latest communication technology is almost a cloud game.

"Cloud games, there is no problem with this cooperation. In addition, I remember some time ago we acquired a manufacturer specializing in AR glasses?"

Suddenly thought of what Chen Xu asked Xu Yu.

The current Nebula game is actually more than a pure game manufacturer.

Switch, switchpro handles, and corresponding peripheral products such as amiibo, as well as the toy industry cooperating with Lego.

Nebula Games actually has a lot of hardware involved, and some manufacturers and studios in the industry have also made acquisitions.

After working with Yang Chen for so many years, Xu Yu dare to say that no one knows Yang Chen better than Yang Chen's relatives.

Hearing this, Xu Yu instantly understood what Yang Chen thought.

"Yes, President Yang, are you planning to develop AR games?"