
Nvidia, Sony, and a few other companies already have game streaming services available for a monthly subscription. Google announced Stream back at the beginning of October, but it’s unclear if the service will be fleshed out into a full retail product. Google Stream is the search giant’s entry into the budding world on online game streaming services. You can earn some of these trophies only once per playthrough others are simply extremely difficult to replicate.How’s this for an early Christmas present? Google is giving away digital copies of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey to gamers who demo Google Stream for an hour, completely free of charge. As in previous Assassin’s Creed games, you get trophies for completing plot objectives, as well as defeating tough opponents, completing stealth challenges, discovering hidden secrets and combining skills in novel ways. On the other hand, losing trophy progress is a huge inconvenience, especially in a massive game like Valhalla.

This is a remarkable advance in cross-save technology, and I hope that other developers can follow Ubisoft’s sterling example in the future. You can pick up right where you left off on any platform, and all you need is an Internet connection. By using Ubisoft Connect, your Assassin’s Creed Valhalla saves won’t just transfer from PS4 to PS5 they’ll also transfer to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC.

On the one hand, it feels somewhat churlish to complain, because Ubisoft has actually achieved something remarkable in terms of save transfers.
