Few days ago online information appeared about a major announcement, which, according to one of the editors of the magazine Famitsu, should “stir up the whole industry“Then the author hinted that the upcoming news was somehow related to the company Sega. And as it turned out, this is true.
The “sensational news” was a cloud service – Fog gamingthat Sega is working on right now. True, her undertaking is noticeably different from existing analogues on the market in one fact – “Foggy” the platform is designed exclusively for projects with Japanese arcade machines.
According to preliminary data, the main idea of the entire system is as follows: Fog Gaming will use the computing resources of “idle” arcade machines in various halls and direct them to support the streaming service. Sega itself has over 70 arcade centers throughout Japan.
Of the interesting features, the developers call an almost absent signal delay.
As one of the strengths of technology, which Sega going to use for advertising purposes, the idea is indicated that fans of arcade halls will not be limited in any way by the modes of their work or the availability of specific games service supposedly allows you to play anything and anytime.
Probably, Fog gaming will not be of any interest to users residing outside of Japan. It is in Japan that arcade halls are still big business. In this regard, the choice of Famitsu to publish the first material about the Sega venture is not surprising.
Details Fog Gaming will appear tomorrow, June 4, when the new issue of Famitsu magazine goes on sale (the above information is based on leaks from Japanese bloggers who are the first to receive the latest issue of the publication every week).
See also: Classic comes back: SEGA announces Game Gear Micro – a new version of the pocket console of the 90s.
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