Today at Tokyo Game Show 2014, Square Enix just announced their brand knew cloud gaming business, Shinra Technologies, which will be run by former Square Enix president Yoichi Wada. Formerly known as Project Flare, this cloud-centered business has been developed alongside Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios. While now named after the infamous Shinra Electric Power Company from Final Fantasy VII, rest assured this company will not try to suck the life out of the planet and create super-human soldiers.
Wada hopes for this company to help create a new ecosystem for the game industry to work with by offering new types of game experiences through Shinra's cloud technologies. Jacob Navok, senior vice president at Shinra Technologies, believes that by creating this new company concentrated on cloud gaming, this can be "the first flag in the final frontier for the game industry" as it can free developers from the limitations imposed by current technology.
By working with partner companies in the network space, Shinra Techonologies hopes to create an "optimized datacenter environment for the highest-quality cloud games" Also, by working closely with game studies in the world to develop brand new experiences, Shinra Technologies believes it can become the primere "high-end cloud community for gamers" around the world.
Shinra Technologies is currently in negotiations with "best-in-class developers" around the world, like Ubisoft, to partner with in order to realize this goal.
A technical beta for Shinra Technologies' cloud gaming service will start early next year in Japan where lucky participants can try out Final Fantasy VII, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Hitman Absolution, Tomb Raider, and a brand new game called Space Sweeper. Beta testers will also be able to play around with the Luminous Engine tech demo shown off at E3 2012, Agni's Philosophy, and even manipulate it in real-time. A more complete lineup and service requirements will be provided at a later date.
Residents of the United States will have to wait until later in 2015 to try the beta out.
As Shinra Technologies continues to expand this brand new cloud-gaming service, the possibilities of what games could be accessed through it become endless. Even games like Kingdom Hearts could eventually be played through this service, but we will find out more in the coming months as more information is released.
You can visit Shinra Technologies' main website for full details on the service.
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Source: Polygon