EA has patented technology that seeks to let players stream and play full games before they’ve been downloaded.
The dynamic video game client can utilize a state stream game engine in combination with a game application streaming service to provide users with the ability to begin playing games quickly on a huge range of devices,” the patent reads.
The plan involves the creation of a “dynamic video game client” that provides a stream of the game to players from a remote simulation engine, upon request.”
In other EA news, the company recently completed a $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters, which it will be treating as an “independent group,” going forward.