Facebook is fully launching its cloud-based gaming platform to make it available to most Americans, after testing the service starting last October.
The company is building its “catalog of free mobile games in a measured way and delving into the games that people can enjoy with their friends on Facebook,” said Jason Rubin, vice president of play for social media giant . release. “People play our cloud streaming games alongside HTML5 games. And they shouldn’t have to think too much about how games are delivered as long as we do the job well.”
The beta test began with a handful of cloud streaming games on Android and the web in some regions of the US. The company has built its infrastructure “significantly” since then, Rubin said, adding that more than 1.5 million people play streaming games in the cloud each month.
“For cloud games it’s significant,” he said. “The format still has a long way to go, but that growth is a first sign that people are having fun” and the company is on track.
Facebook has begun deploying the gaming service in Canada and Mexico, according to the statement. The goal is to move to Western and Central Europe.
So far, in any case, the company does not charge subscription fees or try to replace consoles, computers or mobile phones. The company said it is gradually expanding its catalog of freely available mobile games.
In a partnership with Ubisoft, Facebook adds “Assassin’s Creed Rebellion” from the game publisher to the social media company’s cloud-based gaming service. Facebook said the offer is “a mobile entry for the long-running Assassin series.”
Last month (June 14), Facebook announced that it had acquired BigBox VR, the maker of the virtual reality game “Population: One,” for an undisclosed amount.
Seattle-based BigBox VR studio said Facebook’s acquisition will not change its operations and that “Population: One” will still be available on Discord, Reddit and other social media channels.
Facebook, which acquired Oculus for $ 2 billion in 2014, said BigBox will split into that division.
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