Even with the upcoming demise of Google Stadia, there seems to be no shortage of cloud gaming services available to gamers today. Otherwise known as game streaming, these services allow for games to play games without the need of having a powerful PC, as all the processing takes place remotely on a server in a data center somewhere. All the gamer would need to have are high-speed broadband connectivity and paying the monthly subscription fee that these services would charge for.
Examples of cloud gaming providers include Nvidia GeForce Now, Sony PlayStation Now and Amazon Luna. Judging by the names alone, the games that are provided by these services tend to be PC games, and in the case of PlayStation Now, PlayStation games. Some of these services have clients that allow for the games to be played not only through the PC, but also through mobile devices.
There are of course, niche game streaming providers such as Antstream Arcade. They provide cloud gaming services for retro and arcade titles. Their current premium offer of USD 39.99 per annum provides unlimited play for over 1,500 classic games on PC, Mac and mobile devices.
Recently, Antstream Arcade has partnered up with Neo Legend, the reference brand of arcade machines based in Paris to create a new generation of gaming machines. Combining iconic content with cutting edge cloud gaming technology, these new machines will allow players to access over 1500 titles from the world’s largest library of playable games.
The partnership marks the first time a cloud based gaming service has been integrated into custom devices. Neo Legend is creating four different machine models in partnership with Antstream Arcade, including Compact, Classic and Vizion arcade cabinets. The machines provide players with a way to enjoy Antstream’s games as they were originally intended, right down to classic arcade controls. Each machine comes with one-year of premium membership to Antstream Arcade and access to exclusive Neo Legend tournaments through the Antstream Arcade platform.
Commenting on the partnership, CEO of Antstream Arcade Steve Cottam said: “Antstream Arcade has always been a driving force behind the preservation of games. We give gamers around the world free access to over a thousand games from the arcade era and beyond, making the games of the past more accessible than they’ve ever been before. But we know that there are plenty of retro fans out there that want to experience these games in a way that is as close to how they were originally released as possible. These machines are a love letter to these retro fans, combining the best of gaming history with modern cloud gaming, and we look forward to working with Neo Legend to make this a reality.”
Antstream Arcade gives players access to the largest library of games of any cloud gaming service, with iconic classics including Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Mortal Kombat and titles licensed from Disney, Warner Brothers, Taito, Atari Bandai-Namco, and a huge range of smaller indie developers and IP owners from across gaming history. Players can also enjoy games in new ways thanks to special challenge modes created by Antstream, they can participate in weekly tournaments on the platform, and compete against each other on global leaderboards.
This partnership will also see Antstream Arcade be available on Neo Legend’s “Neo One” home arcade machine, allowing owners to enjoy over 1500 ad-free games from Antstream Arcade’s library with authentic arcade hardware.
The Neo One is available for pre-order here: https://www.neo-legend.fr/neo-one-eng/
