Together, the two parties will work to explore the opportunities in the gaming industry and game experience evaluating models to promote the development of the cloud gaming industry.
The move to reach cooperation with NetEase and establish a joint 5G cloud game lab is part of Huawei's user-centric efforts to make 5G serve the cloud gaming industry. By tapping respective advantages, both parties will conduct joint research into the status quo and demands of game experience, explore 5G-based game experience evaluating models, and develop industrial consensus and standards.
Peng Honghua, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei's Wireless Network, said "4G has nurtured mobile games, and 5G is about to nourish cloud games. 5G offers us powerful tools to provide ultra-high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and QoS guarantee, clearing last-mile barriers for cloud games.”
"Breaking the limitations of devices, cloud games offer a ‘golden window’ for game providers to revive console games with mass-produced games that feature higher-quality pictures and higher playability." said Hu Zhipeng, President of Thunder Fire of NetEase. "By setting up this joint lab with Huawei X Labs, we hope to explore the possibilities of games in the 5G era and develop cloud game standards through joint efforts."
Recently, Huawei X Labs and Thunder Fire of NetEase jointly completed a series of optimizations on a large online game, Treacherous Waters Online, which is soon to launch on Huawei's cloud computers. Users with Huawei and Honor branded mobile phones or tablets with EMUI8.0 or above will be the first in line to experience this game. With 5G commercial licenses issued in China, 5G cloud games will be accessible to more and more users and large console games will be no longer exclusive to high-end players.
MWC Shanghai 2019 will be held in Shanghai of China on June 26–28, 2019. Huawei's exhibition areas include halls E10 and E70 in Hall N1 and the Innovation City zone at booth ICA01 in Hall N5 of Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). For more details, please refer to http://carrier.huawei.com/cn/events/mwcs19.