building the premier game distribution layer

Most players can’t play the games they want. Not because of interest, but because hardware, downloads and closed platforms block them. YOM removes all that friction: AAA gaming, one click, anywhere.

the problem: a broken funnel

Getting a player from an advert to a running game currently takes a GPU purchase, a store account and a long download.

To go further into detail, let’s look quickly on the path to play as it currently stands. In order to game, players have to acquire a high end gaming machine with a powerful enough GPU to run AAA titles. Gaming platforms with online shops are then patronized, with games dropped into carts and added to wish lists, where 78% are abandoned. This is because the download and install pain, 10 to 20 GB downloads and 4hr+ waits, kill the excitement.

Cloud gaming was held up as a way to solve this friction. But because all current cloud gaming offerings are centralized, hosted in large data centers in limited locations and at great cost, this ‘solution’ has been equally gated.

The problem is not the games, and not the willingness of players to play. The problem is the distribution.

YOM’s approach

At YOM we created the “YouTube” level of accessibility for gaming. AAA games can be posted to any website and streamed into social media like Discord and Telegram. And we’re just getting started.

This means there is no high end GPU barrier for play, no ‘download and install’ issue, no storage concerns and no driver updates needed. YOM moves the player out of the closed platforms with their own fees and subscriptions into open, instant play.

the (not-so) secret: decentralization

The YOM infrastructure has a massive, profound difference from the legacy cloud networks, and that is the power of the community!

The YOM NANO device is a 2 TB plug-n-play SSD that turns gaming rigs in locations around the world into mini-cloud gaming nodes. So instead of streaming from large data centers in limited locations around the world (all very costly to build and maintain), games on the YOM network are hosted by NANO operators on their own gaming PCs.

It means:

• A fraction of centralized hosting cost for game publishers and developers: a Standard session of up to an hour costs $0.08, against about $1.23 for the same hour on a data-centre GPU reserved for the peak
• Extremely low latency thanks to distance orchestration
• Substantial passive income for NANO operators

the ripple effect: expanding the gaming universe

Jumping into a game now becomes as easy as watching a video streamed online. On an individual level, this is helpful. On the industry scale, this ease of access compounds massively.

Game developers are now able to reach audiences who were locked out for the hardware requirements mentioned above. Regions out of reach of centralized clouds can be served by the YOM network as operators join there. And brands can now embed their experiences through all of their social media channels.

With access this quick, even the most creative games with unique mechanics can be sampled, and players hooked, just by the developer posting a demo into any Discord group and having play start instantly for thousands of users.

join the new era of play

Building the best game distribution channel on the technology only dreamed about in the past has been the drive for the YOM team. Ultimately, however, it comes down to the community.

Everyone is invited to spread the word about this seismic change to the gaming industry. Join our socials and engage with the Alpha test network participants to discover more.

Those interested in what their PC can host should run our Rig Check app.

gaming without friction

Gaming is due for a massive expansion, both in reach and in creativity, and YOM Instant Play is there to make it happen. By removing the friction, costs collapse and access opens up. For players everywhere, this means being a single click away from the best experiences gaming has to offer. For rig owners, it means getting paid for each session their GPU serves while they are not playing.

Play. Host. Repeat.

YOM, we fixed cloud gaming.

Ready to join? Become a NANO operator or explore the network.

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