Rainway
| The logo for Rainway: a blue controller icon with two "raindrop" buttons, paired with the word "Rainway" in a bold geometric typeface. | |
| Developer(s) | Rainway Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | January 20, 2018[1] |
| Stable release | 1.0.17.0
/ August 30, 2019 |
| Written in | C#,[2] JavaScript, React,[3] Dart,[3] Flutter,[3] C++[3] |
| Operating system | Dashboard: Windows 10; Client: Browsers, iOS (beta) |
| Type | Video game streaming |
| Website | rainway |
Rainway is a video game streaming service. Rainway allows users to run games on their Windows 10 PC and play them on other devices over an internet connection. The initial beta version launched on January 20, 2018.[1][4] Version 1.0 of the software launched on January 31, 2019.
Compatibility
Rainway is compatible with games purchased from Steam, Origin, Battle.net, itch.io, GOG.com and Uplay. The service can run in web browsers and will also be compatible with iOS and Android mobile phones, as well as Xbox One consoles.
History
Rainway was first announced in March 2017, by Andrew Sampson, with a beta planned for May 5. The announcement was made on the official website for Ulterius, another streaming service worked on by Sampson which used similar technologies, but focused on desktop remote access rather than game streaming.[5][6] However, Rainway did not gain significant attention until April, when it announced its plan to support the then-newly released Nintendo Switch console.[7] During E3 2017, Rainway announced that the Rainway beta would launch on November 25.[4] The release of the beta was later delayed again, to January 20, 2018.[1]
In August 2018, Rainway closed its seed round, having raised $1.5 million in seed funding from GoAhead Ventures.[8] The software left beta on January 31, 2019, with the release of version 1.0.[9]
Later in 2019, David Perry (former CEO of Gaikai) and Jon Kimmich joined the company's advisory board, as it closed another $3.5 million round of funding. Investors included Bullpen Capital, Madrona Venture Group, GoAhead Ventures, and Bill Mooney.[10] An iOS public beta version was released on September 9, 2019.[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Ready. Set. Uh, Wait?". Rainway Blog. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "About Us | Rainway". rainway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
C#
- ^ a b c d "Bringing PC Games to Mobile with Flutter | Rainway". rainway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ a b Parrish, Kevin (2017-06-14). "Rainway's PC game streaming service will also support the Nintendo Switch". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ Adams, Robert (2017-03-11). "Borderless Gaming Developer Andrew Sampson Announces Rainway". TechRaptor. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Ulterius | Remote desktop inside any web browser when you need it". Ulterius. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Aernout (2017-04-24). "Rainway App Allows 60FPS PC Game Streaming To Nintendo Switch, Xbox One & More". Wccftech. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Seattle startup Rainway raises $1.5M to pursue vision of streaming games to any device". GeekWire. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Rainway Launches Hardware Agnostic Game Streaming Service. | Rainway". rainway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "David Perry Joins Rainway's Advisory Board | Rainway". rainway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Parrish, Kevin (2019-09-09). "New Rainway beta app streams your PC games to your iOS devices". PC Invasion. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Announcing the Rainway for iOS Beta and More. | Rainway". rainway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
