Google's new streaming initiative lets you play Assassin's Creed Odyssey in your browser

Google has unveiled Project Stream, a new streaming initiative designed to enable users to experience complex content - including demanding video games such as Assassin's Creed Odyssey - via their Chrome web browser.

"Streaming media has transformed the way we consume music and video, making it easy to instantly access your favorite content," Google explained in a new blog post, "It's a technically complex process that has come a long way in a few short years, but the next technical frontier for streaming will be much more demanding than video."

Google calls Project Stream "a technical test to solve some of the biggest challenges of streaming", and says its initial goal is to "push the limits with one of the most demanding applications for streaming-a blockbuster video game."

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