Rumors of Amazon venturing into game streaming aren't new, but more details than ever are starting to materialize both on the streaming platform itself and on the games Amazon is currently developing. Here's everything we know about Amazon's next game streaming adventure, named Project Tempo.
What is Project Tempo?
Details are scarce on what exactly will differentiate Project Tempo, but we do know that it is a platform for streaming games from Amazon's servers to users' machines, much like Google Stadia or Project. xCloud. Presumably Amazon will use Project Tempo to distribute the many games it now has a helping hand to develop and seek deals with other publishers to have their games available on the service as well.
A unique part of Project Tempo appears to be its integration with the other kind of game streaming, via Amazon-owned Twitch. Jobs at Amazon last year and a new report from The New York Times both indicate that Amazon is trying to blur the line between streamer and audience with a new kind of game that will allow streamers and audiences alike. viewers to play together.
When will Project Tempo be launched?
The most likely answer: not anytime soon. According to The New York Times, Amazon was planning to unveil the first version of Project Tempo later this year, but that plan is now on hold. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, work on Project Tempo is on hold along with much of the gaming industry, and its initial release date is expected to be pushed back to 2021.
Last year some of Amazon's plans for what is now known as Project Tempo started to come out. At the time, CNET reported that Amazon was set to announce its then-unknown game streaming platform in 2020. Even if the launch of Project Tempo is postponed, there's a good chance we will still learn more. more later this year.
What games will be available on Project Tempo?
Like everything else in Project Tempo, what games it will support remains an open question. If Amazon wants its own service to compete with other similar platforms, it will have to woo major publishers to get their games on Project Tempo.
Related: What games will be available on Google Stadia at launch?
Amazon is also working on several games internally that would be good matches for Project Tempo. New World, Amazon's PvP-focused colonialist MMORPG, has already been the subject of much discussion and is currently slated for release in May. Amazon Games is also working on a free-to-play Lord of the Rings MMO, which appears much earlier in production, with no indication of a release date.
Image via Amazon GamesAmazon Games reportedly released a competitive shooter called Crucible in March, before pushing back in April and then again in May. While it seems likely that Creuset will actually launch before Project Tempo, it's safe to assume that it will make it to the platform as well.
In addition to these three games, Project Tempo will also host Amazon's integrated Twitch games. More will likely be announced once Amazon is able to set a start date for Project Tempo.
