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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
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Facebook Cloud Gaming service now out for Android, Web but iPhone users need to wait

Everybody wants to cloud gaming these days and Facebook too wants to be a part of the hype train. After Google’s Stadia and Microsoft’s Xbox Game Streaming, it is Facebook who announces its Cloud Gaming service. Yes, Facebook now lets you play games on its platform and that means you can catch up with the games on any screen you want. Well, it is not technically any screen as iPhones and iPads are exempt for compatibility.

Facebook’s Cloud Gaming service is a take on game streaming services, but with a different model. Instead of streaming console-quality games like Xbox Game Streaming and Stadia, Facebook will stream mobile games at launch. The games available for players to try out include Asphalt 9: Legends and PGA TOUR Golf Shootout initially. Facebook says you can play these games on Android phones and your desktop computer.

Facebook Cloud Gaming: How it differs from Stadia and Xbox Game Streaming?

The major difference between Google and Microsoft’s streaming services, and Facebook Cloud Gaming is the choice of games and payment model. Both Google and Microsoft charge you a fee for accessing their service, in addition to the cost of individual games. Facebook’s service is free of cost, i.e. anyone can play the games online without a subscription charge or hidden cost. All you need Internet connectivity to try out the games.

“Cloud gaming is about expanding the types of games we already offer, so we’ll start with the format people enjoy playing on Facebook: free-to-play games. That’s one of the reasons why we’re starting with games typically played on mobile devices,” says a Facebook spokesperson on their blog. The games will be free to play until the infrastructure is robust.

At the moment, you can play Asphalt 9:Legends and PGA TOUR Golf Shootout with Facebook’s Cloud Gaming service. “All cloud-streamed games are playable in the same way you play games now on Facebook — whether it’s in our Gaming tab or from News Feed. No special hardware or controllers needed; your hands are the controller since we’re launching with native mobile games. And you can play these games with a mouse and keyboard on desktop,” says Facebook.

Facebook says that 380 million users already play online games on its platform and this service will only add to that. However, the Cloud Gaming is only restricted to Android and Web clients from now. Facebook states Apple’s App Store policies on cloud gaming services as the reason behind this. The company is currently working on ways to deliver the experience on iOS devices but it could be a while before that happens.



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