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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by TheRealSteel on Saturday December 26, 2020 @05:19PM (#25546883)
Prediction: Apple will nerf performance when streaming video in Safari on iOS (perhaps specifically while using game controller APIs) to prevent Stadia, xCloud etcetera circumventing the App Store, under the guise of "power saving", or similar "for the users' own good" rubbish
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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by javagram on Saturday December 26, 2020 @05:52PM (#25547087)
Prediction v reality.

The post right above yours describes how Apple added capabilities to Safari in cooperation with Amazon’s team to enable this use case... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25544687

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Re:Stadia uses a web app to bypass Apple's policy on cloud g... by ukoki on Saturday December 26, 2020 @06:50PM (#25547453)
Apple needs streaming games via the browser to be good enough so that the app store is not considered a monopoly, but not good enough to be an actual viable alternative.
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