Cloud Gaming Coming to Netgem’s Broadband Based TV Boxes

Entertainment and technology firm Netgem, which provides set-top-box and video streaming solutions to broadband ISPs in the UK (and other countries) to help them launch Pay TV products for consumers, has signed a new deal with Gamestream that looks set to bring Cloud Gaming services to the platform.

Gamestream claims to provide “high performance and low latency streaming in tandem with a vast array of award-winning video games from HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™, Garfield Lasagna Party and Overcooked! 2“. Broadband ISPs can thus expect to gain access to a catalogue of hundreds of licences intended for a family audience, with additional games planned to be added each month.

Mathias Hautefort, CEO of the Netgem Group, said:

“Young generations are seeking different ways of being entertained, increasingly on personal devices and in a snacking format. This is a strategic challenge for traditional Content channels and Telecom operators who have invested considerable amounts in building TV subscriber bases and invested in TV boxes sitting in customers homes.

With this new proposition, precursing a more immersive television experience, we will contribute to making ‘Watching TV’ an enticing experience again, and also offering entertainment for the whole family. We look forward to presenting this cross-content approach to our operator customers, who are looking for differentiation in their very competitive markets and ways to keep their existing TV, Fixed, and Mobile customer bases highly engaged.”

Sadly, the official announcement makes no mention of when this will actually become available to UK users of Netgem’s kit.