Skyegrid, Indonesia's First Android Streaming Game Platform
The first Indonesian-made Cloud Gaming to provide local AAA games.
Jakarta, August 9 2018 Want to play the latest games, like fortnite, Assassin’s Creed Origins or maybe farcry 5, but the laptop you have now is not qualified because it is not a gaming laptop? Or, even the device you have now is just a phone in your hand? Relax, no need to worry, because starting today you can become a gamer.
Skyegrid, a startup made by young people from Indonesia, today officially launched a solution in the form of a cloud-based game streaming platform, or popularly known as Cloud Gaming. Simply put, this platform allows anyone to play triple A game games[1] (“AAA”) from whatever device you own—including regular Windows-based work laptops, Macbooks and iMacs, even Android phones! Yes, this makes Skyegrid the first Android Cloud Gaming platform in Indonesia.
“So far, to play triple A games, we need game consoles, such as PlayStation, Xbox, or PC with high specifications. However, not everyone can afford it. This is the reason why my friends and I were moved to create a solution called Skyegrid,” said Rolly Edward, CEO of Skyegrid, at the ‘Skyegrid’ Launching Event at Balai Kartini, Jakarta.
“With Skyegrid, anyone can become an AAA gamer, without having to spend a lot of money. Play from anywhere, anytime, without worrying about expensive devices, too system requirements high games. Well, at least have an Android phone, that’s enough.”
Imagine, said Rolly, to play a game without Skyegrid, someone has to buy a game console, for example a Sony PlayStation 4 (500 GB) for Rp. 3.5 million, then need a TV unit with an average price of Rp. 2.5 million for a 32-inch size. inches, not to mention the games, which cost an average of Rp. 300 thousand. In total, that person has to spend Rp. 6.3 million, just to play one game. He needs to add another IDR 300-500 thousand every time he wants to play a new game.
Another fact, Rolly explained, he and his team also often find people who are forced to stop playing games simply because they can no longer “catch up” with the minimum specifications (or system requirements) needed to play AAA games on PC. The reason is, to upgrade VGA, memory and processors on desktop PCs and laptops, the budget is not cheap.
“So, investing in playing games feels very expensive for some people. That’s why we’re going to change the way people think about playing games with Skyegrid,” said Rolly.
Skyegrid is available on Android OS, Windows, Mac OS and Xbox
By subscribing to Skyegrid, anyone is free to choose to play on the platform they want, as long as it’s Android OS (smartphones, tablets), Windows (laptops, desktop PCs), Mac OSX (Macbooks, iMacs, Mac Minis), to Xbox One.
“For users of Android devices or Android TV, you can download Skyegrid on the Play Store. Likewise, Windows 10 laptop or PC users, download Skyegrid on the Microsoft Store, including Xbox One users. Meanwhile, Macbook and iMac users based on Mac OSX, please download Skyegrid directly from the App Store,” said Rolly.
“Meanwhile, users of Windows 7 and below, Linux, and old school Macbooks, you can play games on Skyegrid directly from the Google Chrome browser. Just go to www.skyegrid.id.”
How to subscribe is very easy. Users only need to register (sign up) on the Skyegrid website ( http://skyegrid.id ), then select “Subscribe,” then select Payment Method. After the payment has been processed, voila, users can immediately play dozens of games on Skyegrid as much as they want for 30 days.
“In the early stages, we provided more than 50 of the most popular AAA game titles in Indonesia, from around 25 world-renowned game publishers, namely Ubisoft, CD Projekt, Epic Games, 2K, and many more. We will continue to increase the number to 120 favorite game titles in Indonesia, by the end of this year,” said Rolly.
Currently, Skyegrid only provides one subscription package, which is IDR 179,000 for 30 days. For users who also have an active Steam account, they can link their Steam account to their Skyegrid account to add to their collection of new games.
As a Game Publisher, Skyegrid is Ready to Collaborate with Local Game Developers
In the future, Skyegrid customers will also be able to enjoy AAA games made by local developers. One of the supporters is Digital Happiness, a famous game studio from Bandung that developed a horror game that went viral globally in mid-2014, entitled DreadOut.
“We are very happy and welcome the presence of Skyegrid, who has the same dream and passion as Digital Happiness, namely advancing the local Indonesian game industry. Hopefully the presence of Skyegrid will bring new enthusiasm to other local AAA game developers, as well as become a space to show off Indonesia’s work on the international stage,” said Dito, Co-Founder of Digital Happiness.
Supporting Dito’s statement, Rolly also emphasized that Skyegrid is ready to fully support the local game ecosystem by opening up the widest possible space for local game developers who want to market their work through Skyegrid.
“From the start, my dream was for Skyegrid to become a local game publisher. I want to reach out to as many local game developers as possible to put their games on Skyegrid, so that gamers from outside Indonesia can play. This is the time for us to prove to people out there that Indonesia also has sophisticated and no less cool games,” said Rolly.
To make his dream come true, Rolly claims that now, apart from being able to be played by gamers from Sabang to Merauke, Skyegrid can also be played in a number of neighboring countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam.
“This is where local game developers can show off. We will help them as much as possible in marketing their works or games outside Indonesia so that their works are known by international gamers and sell well,” said Rolly.
Implementation of IGRS and Roadshows to Game Studios in Indonesia
However, this launch of Skyegrid is just the beginning. Rolly admits, Skyegrid still has a lot of “homework” to be completed in the near future. Like one of them, the implementation of IGRS (Internet Game Rating Indonesia).
“Gradually, Skyegrid will implement a game rating system based on age and content according to the recommendation of the Minister of Communication and Information of the Republic of Indonesia number 11 of 2016, concerning the Classification of Electronic Interactive Games,” he said.
“We are also paying attention to the impact of video games, especially on children. For this reason, we must immediately classify the games on Skyegrid according to the recommendations of the Minister of Communication and Information, namely based on content—for example violence, porn, and narcotics. Including by age—from All Ages, Age Group 3 and Up, to Age Group 18 and Up.”
But for now, Rolly ensures that all games on Skyegrid have passed the test of the global rating system, namely the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), a self-managing agency from the United States that makes the assessment. (rating) video games by age and content on a regular basis.
“In addition to IGRS, we will also conduct roadshows to local game developer studios in Indonesia,” he concluded.
[1] Triple A Game (“AAA”) is a popular informal term for a category of video games produced and distributed by publishers (publisher) medium or large. Generally, games of this category have large development and marketing budgets, often associated with relatively high economic risk because they require large sales to gain profitability.
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