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Prediction: Apple will nerf performance when streaming video in Safari on iOS (perhaps specifically while using game controller APIs) to prevent Stadia, xCloud
by TheRealSteel 6y ago
Prediction: Apple will nerf performance when streaming video in Safari on iOS (perhaps specifically while using game controller APIs) to prevent Stadia, xCloud etcetera circumventing the App Store, under the guise of "power saving", or similar "for the users' own good" rubbish
- javagram 6y agoPrediction v reality. The post right above yours describes how Apple added capabilities to Safari in cooperation with Amazon’s team to enable this use case... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25544687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25544687
- ukoki 6y agoApple needs streaming games via the browser to be good enough so that the app store is not considered a monopoly, but not good enough to be an actual viable alternative.