Rainway Collaborates with Microsoft to Deliver New Cloud Gaming Experience

CIO Applications| Monday, May 03, 2021

Rainway gives their partners everything they need to harness the power of real-time interactive streams, whether it is to develop a cloud gaming service, a system of stable thin clients for a hospital or bank, or creative synchronous communication solutions for the modern work-from-home environment.

Fremont, CA: Rainway has joined hands with Microsoft to provide its Software Development Kit (SDK) to enhance and streamline Xbox Cloud Gaming technology. Rainway's browser solution integrates seamlessly into the Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming stack, allowing Xbox content to be delivered to gamers via a variety of devices running Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Safari.

"Our goal at Xbox is to enable gamers around the world to play the games they want, on the devices they want, with the people they want," stated Kevin LaChapelle, Vice President, Xbox Cloud Gaming Platform. "To provide a consistent cloud gaming experience that spans multiple devices, we're making games available through a browser that provides the necessary performance, compatibility, and speed that meets the needs of gamers. As we continue on our journey to deliver content on a range of new devices through the web, we're excited to partner with Rainway and utilize their cutting-edge browser technology in our streaming stack."

With Rainway App Services, emerging companies, big and small, can license Rainway's plug-and-play SDK to build their own experiences. Rainway gives their partners everything they need to harness the power of real-time interactive streams, whether it's to develop a cloud gaming service, a system of stable thin clients for a hospital or bank, or creative synchronous communication solutions for the modern work-from-home environment.

"By making our real-time interactive streaming technology available to our App Services partners, we usher in a new era where developers and organizations are empowered to build the future of computing, collaboration, productivity, and development. We are proud to say Microsoft, as one of our first App Services Partners, was able to use our technology to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to more users and devices," stated Rainway CEO Andrew Sampson. "