Stream My Game

Post by **Avi** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:17 am

Some of you might find this interesting:

http://www.streammygame.com

I'm not going to try to condense the functions of this application into a mere paragraph, so just go to the site and see for yourself.

Post by **SweatyPyro** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:20 am

Just demos or the whole game, to ask.

Post by **Daddyo** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:42 pm

I'm not sure what I'd do with it. I guess it would be good for competitions for others to watch though.

Post by **TRON.dll** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:57 am

I'm a bit confused....

My PC cannot run anything that requires an openGL driver. Does that mean I can play games that require an openGL graphics driver if I play them via this application?

Still confused. :?

Post by **xistence** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:19 am

It works like VNC (a remote-application as well, but not for games). So you just have a 'realtime-view' on the remote-pc via broadband. The remote-pc does all the graphic-stuff and needs the power, not your client, it could even be some sort of low-end pc.
You just see the result of the remote-pc as streamed image/video/whatever on your client system and you can do your input via mouse and/or keyboard which is send back to the remote-pc.
So you client-pc just need a capable graphiccard/-chip to show something video-like for streaming (as you watch a video on YouTube).
So basically yes, you could play a game needing OpenGL even on your lient-pc that has no OpenGL-Driver, because it isn't your pc doing the rendering, it is the remote-pc.

Post by **TRON.dll** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:31 pm

Sweet! Now there's a way for me to play computer games made in the last 4 years! w00t!

Although I don't think too many people would be willing to give up their PC for other people to use remotely. I understand how this works, but I sure wouldn't want anyone using my PC for gaming (not that they'd want to, lol).

YouTube · Post by **TronFAQ** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:08 pm

I remember when this company announced that they'd come up with a PC game emulator for the PS3. When pressed for details, it turned out to be this streaming gimmick. You needed both a PC and a PS3, which kind of defeats the entire purpose doesn't it? Why would you want to pay to play the games on your PS3 if you already had the PC?

Maybe now they've set up their own gaming PCs, that you can remotely connect to for a fee. But at the time, they were expecting you to own the PC already.

Of course, if the game industry gets its way . . . this is the future. You'll own a really cheap, stripped down, crappy box that streams the game from a remote server. Which will never be as good as owning the real thing yourself. And they'll be in total control of what you can play, when, and how much it will cost you.

Post by **TRON.dll** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:28 pm

tronfaq wrote:You'll own a really cheap, stripped down, crappy box that streams the game from a remote server. Which will never be as good as owning the real thing yourself.

I don't take any insult from you, TronFAQ, but the reason I own a cheap, stripped down, crappy box is because I got this PC ten years ago when it was a state-of-the-art Windows 98 computer. I'd personally love to update so I can play all of those great Xbox 360 games I can't play (hey, they're all on PC, arn't they?

), but I can't for reasons I can't discuss at the time.

In addition to the sh***y processor and low RAM memory on this thing, the ventalation fan is broken. I have to be extremely careful on the net, because if I get a virus on this thing that causes me to have to reformat, that's it. I can't go out and get another copy of Windows XP or Windows 98 anymore. All I can get now is Vista, which won't even work on my system. If this computer dies on me, this happens:

:lol:

This kind of software may be looked down upon by people with high-end PC's, but for people with PC's like mine (and don't own a 360/PS3), it's their only way of playing games like Portal and Halo 3.

YouTube · Post by **TronFAQ** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:33 am

Well, when I was talking about a "cheap, stripped down, crappy box" I was actually referring to a device that would be even worse than an old PC.

At least on a PC, even an old one, you can do what you want. You can download or buy the games at the store, keep them forever, and install and play them whenever you want. No restrictions. Not to mention, you can do other stuff with it than just play games.

What I was referring to, is the day when consoles and PCs get replaced by what amounts to dumb terminals. That have no local permanent storage, and rely on a remote computer for everything. That are little more than frame buffers. Welcome back the the 1960's, everyone! PDT_Armataz_01_27

This kind of software may be looked down upon by people with high-end PC's, but for people with PC's like mine (and don't own a 360/PS3), it's their only way of playing games like Portal and Halo 3.

Unless you're really strapped for cash: you could get a new PC for around $500 that could play Portal very nicely. Heck, except for Crysis, it could probably play just about anything at a decent clip.

Post by **TRON.dll** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:33 am

Ah, I see what you mean. Kinda like the big brother of the video game industry, lol.