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don't see fishies like you everyday and what if you didn't need to buy the latest console to play games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey that's what Google is testing with project stream a technical beta that brings the latest Assassin's Creed game to your Chrome browser no console no installation but how well does the game actually perform streaming over the Internet compared to old-fashioned methods like downloading and installing it we played a little of bolt for the purposes of looking at them side by side and determining what if anything was sacrificed in the name of bandwidth Google promised that Assassin's Creed Odyssey could stream @ 1080p at 60 frames per second unlike streaming video games required little to no latency meaning they don't have the luxury of buffering so unless you have flawless internet service you're going to notice the performance dips one of the most noticeable is frame rate when project stream is firing on all cylinders its glorious you almost can't tell the difference from version streaming on a Chrome browser to one installed on a console and this is what we experienced during cutscenes and smaller gameplay sequences however most of the open-world exploration combat dips to an acceptable 30 frames per second when internet stability was at its worst there was some noticeable pixelation as a resolution dropped from 1080p to 720p but those instances were not nearly as frequent what about latency well that never seemed to be an issue whether we were riding horseback fighting handfuls of enemies or soaring through the skies the game's controls were responsive and never caused any issues during the time we spent playing the project stream controls did feel little less sensitive than the console version when using the joysticks to make small moves such as walking but it felt like personal preference as opposed to filling like a limitation we never expected assassin's creed Odyssey to perform better on project stream that on consoles but it does have some advantages for one it's super easy to jump into the game assuming you have fast enough internet to pass the connection test much like when you put your Xbox or Playstation asleep the game resumes right where you left off when you return this is especially helpful if your game has ever interrupted due to lost connection load times also seem slightly faster on projects stream this is apparent when switching between Alexios and his eagle companion all in all project stream delivers on the ability to play a blockbuster game like Assassin's Creed with near lossless quality it seems like it would be a great option for people that like to game on the go without lugging a bunch of hardware around but doesn't quite live up to the quality of gaming with traditional hardware yet with some time and infrastructure perhaps some of the kinks could be worked out and we'll see support for things like multiplayer and 4k resolution but until then we'll keep on playing Odyssey until the beta ends in January