Google may be preparing to make a big grab at the global video game business by launching its own subscription-based game streaming service, reports The Information.
Citing sources with knowledge of the project, the service could be offered via Google’s Chromecast, or potentially even a Google-made console.
According to the report the game streaming service plan, apparently codenamed ‘Yeti’, has been kicking around the halls of the tech giant for around two years. It also points to former Xbox and PlayStation executive Phil Harrison joining Google last month as Vice President and GM as a sign something may indeed be afoot. Harrison also served on the advisory board of cloud-gaming service provider Gaikai prior to Gaikai’s acquisition by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2012.