Google’s ‘Project Stream’ game-streaming service debuts with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

OnLive may have been and gone, but the tech giants still see a future in remotely streamed games – soon, Google will be getting in on the action. Officially announced on the Google blog here, the unimaginatively named Project Stream claims it can push high-end games from Google’s servers directly onto your browser screen with minimal lag. I’m interested to see if they can pull it off.

While sadly limited to American sign-ups only and requiring a 25 megabit connection at minimum, Google are taking sign-ups for Project Stream now, and plan to begin limited testing on October 5th. Streaming direct and interactive via Chrome, they’ll be showcasing their tech with the ever-photogenic Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Take a look at it streamed and re-captured below.

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