original article: http://thenextdigit.com/6150/comcast-finalizing-deal-stream-games-cable-box-systems/

Popular game publishing firm Electronic Arts is reportedly finalizing a deal with Comcast to bring its popular game titles to the media publisher’s own cloud-connected X1 cable box systems.

According to Reuters, which cites five separate sources close to the deal, EA and Comcast is finally coming out of prototype-testing phase from past 2 years. Popular game titles like Plats vs. Zombies, Madden, FIFA and Monopoly franchises were called out as those being available for streaming.

If the both company signs an agreement, then the Comcast’s X1 platform users can buy and play streaming games from their TV without the need of a gaming controller. It’s reported that a tablet you already own can be used as a controller to play the games. Although we have mentioned the bigger titles, the game will not come with bigger, console-level titles. These games would be smaller, smartphone-level games.

According to the sources, Comcast will not launch the action and first-person shooter games initially, as it has planned to try its hands on casual games first and later will look into more categories by coming down to user preferences.

As of today, Comcast has over 20 million customers in U.S. and with the vast user-base, it has the capability to impact on the living room entertainment and gaming market. If the companies closes this deal, then it would make you buy games easily with their new games distribution model, similar to that of buying a pay-per-view movie.

additional source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-comcast-gaming-exclusive-idUSBREA410V920140502?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews

---------------------

at first glance I thought this was a MS / EA / Comcast deal :-p what do you guys think about it? WIll it be a bigger deal than PS NOW? Will you be able to play X1 games on the xone via the HDMI input?

Not enough information to determine how it will compare to PS NOW. However, if it's just EA and Comcast, it won't be on the same level, not unless PS NOW is really limited in content. Also, I bet support will be a nightmare.

well for now it seems that the games will be limited to what would work well with a tablet or perhaps smart phone. The service is set to release in LA and NYC this year. The comcast TW meger should greatly improve service (speed) to its customers as well... 

X1, huh? That's not confusing at all.

Yay big lawsuit in bound on who owns the term X1.

/sigh

Suddenly, people's internet bills goes up due to data caps

I see what you did there