X1 Game Streaming Announced: PS Now has some competition

[Legend]

Xfinity Games - Comcast and EA new game streaming service - NeoGAF

http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/14/medi...ast/index.html

The cable conglomerate announced on Tuesday "Xfinity Games" -- the company's latest feature for its X1 set-top box platform. It will allow customers to stream certain Electronic Arts (EA, Tech30) titles directly to their TV in HD. This is done without any downloads, extra equipment, or gaming consoles required, according to the company. The gaming service, which is in its beta test phase, allows X1 users to sign up via their Comcast system and be delivered EA titles like "NBA Jam," and its popular FIFA soccer franchise, among others. Consumers will be able to pair their smart phones and tablets to the system in order to turn the devices into controllers for the games. However, the company does point out that games will be streamed via the Internet to the X1 box just like any other internet traffic, so that means that it will fall under standard internet data plans. Comcast is the country's biggest broadband provider.

 

From the off-topic thread and originally posted by inm8num2 but now in Gaming. Everyone is trying to jump on board with these streaming services, including the perennial worst companies in America.  Anyone know if the Comcast boxes have bluetooth so we could see a potential sync with real controllers?
 

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Well knowing Comcast it wont work well.

[the-pi-guy]

Lol, EA and Comcast!

[Aura7541]

Good thing I personally switched from using "X1" to "XBO" as the Xbox One's abbreviation. Otherwise, I would be really confused right now

OT: I don't like Comcast and never will. Their technical service is horrendous.

[darkknightkryta]

Ew.  Using a phone as a controller?  That's bad.

[Dr. Pezus]

lol I thought that was XB1

[Legend]

lol I thought that was XB1

I was hoping someone thought that!

[7H3]

wait why is this news? i heard about x1 a while ago...