Electronic Arts is getting in on the next big thing in video games with ‘Project Atlas,’ a cloud gaming service to take on Google and Microsoft (EA, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT)

EA DICE

• Electronic Arts, the largest video game developer in the world, is the latest company to reveal plans for a cloud gaming platform.
• EA’s Chief Technology Officer Ken Moss announced the new platform, Project Atlas, in a blog post on Medium.
• With a stable internet connection, Project Atlas will be able to stream full quality video games to mobile devices and home computers, eliminating the need for expensive video game consoles.
• Microsoft and Google have their own, similar initiatives in the works — meaning that the race to take cloud gaming to the mainstream is now in full effect. 

Electronic Arts has announced a new cloud gaming platform, Project Atlas, that will be capable of streaming the company’s latest video games to almost any mobile device or computer with a sufficient internet connection.

Chief Technology Officer Ken Moss detailed Project Atlas in a blog post published to Medium on October 29th, just weeks after both Microsoft and Google revealed their own cloud gaming platforms.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Review: Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are the best smartphones you can buy right now

See Also:

• The latest blockbuster from the folks behind ‘Grand Theft Auto’ is fast approaching $ 1 billion in sales after just three days
• Here’s the reason most new console video games cost $ 60
• Google’s new video-game streaming service could mark the beginning of the end for gaming consoles

SEE ALSO: Google’s new video-game streaming service could mark the beginning of the end for gaming consoles

SEE ALSO: Microsoft’s Project xCloud will let you stream Xbox games straight to your smartphone or tablet