My.Games Cloud Cloud Gaming Service

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2022: The ability to use as a basis for the app store

Sber, Yandex and VK are participating in negotiations with the government of the Russian Federation on the creation of a domestic alternative to App Store and Google Play, until the main developer is selected. This became known on April 8, 2022. One of the options could be the Yandex.Storm application store, which closed in 2020. More details here. VK can also take part in the development of a domestic application store. According to one of the sources, it would be most logical to launch a mobile services marketplace based on the My.Games platform, but since the fate of the game direction has not yet been finally decided, it is unlikely to become a base for the VK application store. VK itself confirmed that they are creating an application store for developers, plans to launch it in May 2022. More details here.

2021

Adding AMD 20 machines to the server pool

Cloud service MY.GAMES Cloud (part of VK) and AMD, a manufacturer of chip electronics, enter into strategic cooperation. As part of the agreements, MY.GAMES Cloud added AMD 20 machines equipped with AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics chips to the pool of its gaming servers. This was announced by VK on December 1, 2021.

In 2021, we adapted the MY.GAMES Cloud video stream transfer protocol to work with AMD cards and launched combat tests on the first servers. We saw increased performance and a significant reduction in costs - equipment saves 20%, and license payments are not required at all. We would love to continue testing with AMD. We are sure that it will allow us to achieve even more effective indicators, "commented Alexey Lykov, head of MY.GAMES Cloud.

Although the system requirements of games today are more high than ever, gamers still do not recognize compromises in the quality and speed of graphics. AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT video cards are the optimal 1440p gaming solution. The cooperation between AMD and MY.GAMES Cloud will allow us to evaluate the high resolution and excellent performance of AMD Radeon graphics in current games, "said Nikolai Radovsky, head of the component area of ​ ​ AMD in Russia and the CIS.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT video cards are an example of advanced technologies and developments that meet the ever-growing demands of gaming. These video cards are distinguished by the AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, up to 96 MB of high-performance AMD Infinity Cache, 12 GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory, AMD Smart Access Memory2 technology (if the AMD Ryzen processor has certain models) and other functions.

According to the results of the trial period, which will last until March 2022, MY.GAMES Cloud may decide to increase the fleet of cars on the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT video cards. For the cloud gaming service, this will be an opportunity to reduce equipment costs by up to 20% and get rid of license fees. As a result, the service will become more accessible to the end user.

As of December 2021, the beta version of MY.GAMES Cloud has more than 500 games in its catalog of developers such as Techland, Gaijin, Nacon, Funcom, Paradox Int, CCP Games, MY.GAMES and many others, attracting more and more audience attention - MAU beta product has already reached 150 thousand users. The playing monthly time in the third quarter of 2021 increased 2.5 times, from ~ 20 million minutes per month in the 2nd quarter to ~ 50 million minutes per month.

My.Games Cloud Update

The international gaming brand, My.Games part of, Mail.ru Group on April 13, 2021 announced the release of a major update for the beta version of cloudy the MY.GAMES Cloud gaming service. Users will be available in - game 4K resolution and 120 FPS, as well as updated tariffs.

4K resolution and 120 FPS will be available to all users for the most popular games of the service: Warface, Lost Ark, ArcheAge, Dota 2, Fortnite and others. When starting MY.GAMES Cloud will offer optimal video settings depending on the resolution of the monitor and the genre of the selected game. Selection of the optimal combination is carried out taking into account user experience and resource savings: the game from the MY.GAMES Cloud catalog, configured for 100 FPS and 2K, will show excellent image and speed, while consuming significantly less traffic. At the same time, the player always has the opportunity to independently set the necessary parameters in the settings of the service. The minimum Internet speed for using 4K and 120 FPS is from 30 Mb/s, the optimal speed is 45-50 Mb/s.

Ultra tariff will cost 1,199 rubles per month and support the game in 4K and 120 FPS, and Medium will cost 599 rubles per month. All active subscribers will be transferred to the Medium tariff, which will be significantly cheaper than Ultra, while both tariffs are unlimited and do not contain advertising. Current subscribers will have the opportunity to switch to the top Ultra tariff with 4K and 120 FPS support at a special offer with a 20% discount.

{{quote'The upcoming update is an important step in the development of our service. Since the start of the MY.GAMES Cloud beta test, many users have managed to appreciate all the advantages of cloud gaming, and many have become our regular subscribers. We are constantly working on our project, striving to expand not only the geography and list of available platforms, but also technical options - such as choosing the maximum resolution, high processing speed, flexible setting data of graphics. We are trying to make our service accessible and convenient for users throughout, "commented to the countryMaxim Dreval, head of MY.GAMES Cloud. }}

As of April 2021, MY.GAMES Cloud has more than 250 games in its catalog of developers such as Techland, Gaijin, Nacon, Funcom, Paradox Int, CCP Games, MY.GAMES and many others, attracting more and more audience attention - MAU beta product has already reached 100 thousand users. Over the past few months, the service catalog has been supplemented by games such as Dead by Daylight, Northgard, War Robots and others. In 2021, MY.GAMES will continue testing monetization models and technical capabilities, including launch on updated platforms, including MacOS, Android, iOS and SmartTV.