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Apple modified Safari so that Amazon was able to launch Luna on iOS: > “We worked with the Safari team to ensure that some of the things that weren't there are
by pier25 6y ago
Apple modified Safari so that Amazon was able to launch Luna on iOS:
> “We worked with the Safari team to ensure that some of the things that weren't there are there, and that allowed us to kind of get to where we are today,” Luna head of engineering and technology George Tsipolitis said.
https://www.engadget.com/luna-amazon-cloud-gaming-interview-pwa-apple-173948922.html https://www.engadget.com/luna-amazon-cloud-gaming-interview-...
- 0xCMP 6y agoCurious what it is. I'm guessing it's not WebGL cause the game isn't running locally. Maybe they're treating it as some kind of special real-time video stream?
- pier25 6y agoMy first hunch was that it's something related to input. Maybe making sure input is not delayed when streaming video.
- ehsankia 6y agoI was really surprised to see "iOS" in the promotional stuff, considering game streaming on AppStore has been a huge issue in the past few months. Turns out, another Apple team has been helping them bypass the AppStore entirely! I'm surprised Stadia on iOS is not out yet, considering iOS 14 adds vp9 and by some account, it actually works right now if you spoof your user agent. Maybe very soon.
- Terretta 6y agoImagine if more devs used the original vision for iOS to release apps: open technologies delivered to the home screen. So much that's in the app store has, essentially, no need to be a DRM protected binary distributable. (Unless, maybe, the app store channel brings some significant value.)
- pier25 6y agoThat'd be great if Apple hadn't been sabotaging the web on iOS for years.