Amazon Reportedly Postpones Launch Of Codenamed Streaming Platform ‘Project Tempo’ Due To COVID-19

While most of us might not be familiar with the current plans that Amazon has in-store for the video game market, the online retail titan has shared slivers of information regarding future plans from the gaming department. On interesting approach that the company would like to take is similar to Microsoft’s upcoming initiative of Project xCloud, game streaming.

It was reported last year that Amazon was asking for applicants with the drive to “drive innovative new use cases like machine vision and game streaming,” one job listing read. Taken from the timing of the emerging hiring posts, it was expected that Amazon is planning to launch this new, unnamed video game streaming platform later on in 2020.

And it looked that happened to be the case this time, but due to the immeasurable tensions comprised from the COVID-19 ailment, Amazon has decided to postpone the initial timeframe due to the hindering conditions. According to a report from The New York Times, Amazon’s Vice President of Game Services and Studios Mike Frazzini disclosed the information.

While still not promoting what the unannounced service will bring to the table in contrast to competing platforms, we do know the name of the service via codenamed alias ‘Project Tempo’. Amazon clearly states the ambitions that the firm holds when deciding to launch the service to combat against other prominent platforms like Microsoft’s and the latest Google Stadia.

Elsewhere in the interview, Frazzini also shares Amazon’s ambitions to interpret interactive gaming experiences for Twitch streamers to indulge with their viewer base. “We love this idea that you have a player, a streamer and a viewer all sharing in this synchronous interactive environment of Twitch.”

The precautionary step that Amazon has taken might actually play in favor for Microsoft, believe it or not. Earlier this year, Xbox head Phil Spencer shared in an interview that Sony & Nintendo are not the biggest concern for Microsoft, but rather the upcomings of cloud-computing from firms like Google and Amazon to potentially intrude on the medium that Microsoft is currently pioneering. You can read the full report by heading here.

Do you think you would be an avid user of Amazon’s Project Tempo when the service officially arrives?

Source: The New York Time