Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple was tried in federal court on Monday. As a result, documents have surfaced about a potential Walmart game streaming service.
The emails between Epic and Walmart detail the unannounced cloud gaming service, known as Project Storm, suggesting it first came into existence in 2019. The emails are presented as an exhibit in the process. This news was first reported by The Verge.
In the emails, the service is described as more powerful than mobile games and more like a PlayStation 4. Walmart was hoping to offer the service on devices such as smartphones, TVs and tablets.
“I played the Walmart demo on an Android phone (with an Xbox controller) and the experience felt like playing on PS4 and superior to that on Android or iOS,” Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein said in a statement. ‘April 2019 email.
Rein also revealed that Wal-Mart was planning to sell a special clip for connecting controllers to phones. “They will sell the clip for an incredibly low amount, they said something like $ 2.”
The emails included a presentation used by Walmart to introduce their service to publishers such as Epic Games and revealed that Walmart had support from third-party launchers including Steam, Uplay, Origin, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and Bethesda Launcher. .
The service was originally slated to launch a beta period in July 2019, which never materialized. According to The Verge, the pandemic has suspended launch. Walmart never officially announced the gaming service, and it’s unclear if that will happen again.
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