Play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for Free With Google Cloud Streaming Beta
Rumors of Google’s entry into the game streaming market have been going on for centuries, but the rumors are now finally confirmed when the company announced it would team up with game publishers for its recently announced Project Stream service . Project Stream will allow users to play full console and PC games through the Chrome browser without the need for a gaming PC or console hardware, all thanks to the cloud.
The first of these partnerships is with French publisher Ubisoft and its upcoming game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. While Google says the full public version of Project Stream will not be released anytime soon, those interested in helping Google test the service cansign up for its upcoming closed beta . Selected beta users will be able to play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey via Chrome, provided they meet all technical requirements.
How to subscribe to the Project Stream beta
Here’s what you need to participate in beta testing:
- Ubisoft account. You can subscribe to it here .
- Google Account (excluding some managed Google Accounts such as Google for Work or Google for Education)
- Chrome, updated to at least version 69. (Why aren’t you using the latest version of Chrome anyway?)
- You must be in the USA
- Internet connection with a download speed of at least 25 Mbps. (You can check your speed here .)
- A USB game controller or mouse is optional, but Google recommends using these instead of a laptop touchpad.
You do not need to have a copy of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to participate in the Project Stream beta if you sign in. According to Google, the number of beta testing sites is limited, and Google may limit the number of users who can access the service at any given time.
And that’s not all. When the beta ends around mid-January, you will no longer be able to access the game. If you log in, you’ll also be playing a more limited version of the game compared to those who actually went in and bought it: don’t expect to be able to do microtransactions for in-game items, for example (which isn’t a bad issue).
As for the quality of the game, earlyfootage shows that service Google can provide a nice gaming process 1080p at 60frames per second. Whether users can move from this to a higher resolution or frame rate, we’ll let you know if (or when) we move to beta.