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Facebook to launch cloud gaming platform worldwide, partner with Ubisoft

Friday 2 July 2021 | 13:53 CET | News
Facebook said its cloud-streamed games platform, introduced on its app and browser in beta late last year, now covers 98 percent of mainland US, with plans to reach 100 percent by the fall. The games will now be rolled out in Canada and Mexico, and then Western and Central Europe by early next year. The company noted that over 1.5 million play cloud-streamed games on Facebook Gaming every month.

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Categories: Internet
Companies: Facebook / Ubisoft
Countries: World
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