There has been a lot of buzz around the video game industry over the past few days. It seems that Google has filed the paperwork to secure a patent for a controller that can be used to play video games. It is believed that this controller will be able to be used with the company’s Project Stream that they have previously announced. However, that has not been confirmed by anyone at Google. As you might imagine, the video game controller designed by Google is not like any other on the market. It can do a lot more than simply move the characters on the screen. It will also let you know if another player wants to chat with you. It has the ability to inform the user that the downloading of a game has completed.
There will be a game developer’s conference that will be held in late March. According to Geek Tyrant, it is expected that Google will announce all of the info pertaining to the newly patented controller and what it can be used with. Google realizes that the future of gaming is going to involve streaming. This will be a very lucrative market and Google clearly wants to get in on the ground floor. The tech that is used for video game streaming has advanced a lot over the past year. This has made it possible to achieve certain things in terms of streaming video games that were not possible until recently.
People in the video game industry are very interested in the microphone icon that can clearly be seen in a photo of the controller. People are assuming that the controller will be able to take voice commands. This is a logical assumption when you consider the fact that Google has been very open about working on AI that is able to understand voice commands.
People have been wondering why Google did not get involved in the video game industry many years ago. It generates literally billions of dollars around the world. Microsoft has already built up a huge lead. However, Google has the vast resources to become a major player in the video game industry in a very short period of time. This is assuming that their streaming service for video games is a hit. It remains to be seen if that will be the case. Google never does anything halfway. The fact that this controller has been patented means they are serious about competing.
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