Show HN: We’re building a gaming console for the browser
bash.gg
We’re excited to share bash.gg - a way to play all games on your browser. Our mission is to enable you to play games, from any device, with your friends. We're planning on using a combination of WebGL (soon WebGPU) & pixel streaming to run any game. Our product is going viral within a few school districts, here’s what we’ve built.
The Problem: Poor Experiences: Mobile gaming is limited by hardware. Most mobile games are spammy & focused on optimizing value extraction. Existing web games are junk.
Expensive: For good games, you need a console or PC, costing $600 - $3k.
Not Scalable: Consoles are sold at a loss & desktop computers are too expensive. Necessary hardware is increasing in size and cost. On the other hand, games continue to get more computationally expensive.
bash.gg: Great Experiences: We’re bringing the best games from PC and console to your browser so you can play from any device instantly.
Affordable: You don’t need expensive hardware, just a stable internet connection.
Scalable: As games demand more resources, they’re run in the cloud. The games that don’t need all that power can run in a browser.
TLDR: Consoles make it difficult to play with all of your friends. If your friend has Xbox, and you have Playstation - you might not be able to play together. Having games on the browser lets anyone play, by just clicking a link. Not only that, but you can chat and play, all in one place.
In progress features: pixel streaming (quic + webcodecs), community features, live audio/text chat (should release within in 2 weeks)
Excited to hear what you all think!