Facebook’s game streaming service comes to iOS. Like a web app

Late last week, Facebook launched its streaming game service, known as “cloud gaming”, for iOS.

The service is already available on several other platforms but has been delayed for iOS due to Apple’s requirement that all games for the service would have to be downloaded separately if Facebook wants to run the service as a traditional iOS app. Facebook opposed this and has instead released the service as a web app, something that Microsoft and Amazon have also done with their competing game streaming services.

This means that users can add Facebook game manager Vivek Sharma tells The Verge to run the service as a web app on iOS:

“We’ve come to the same conclusion as others: web apps are the only option for streaming cloud games on iOS at the moment. As many have pointed out, Apple’s policy to ‘allow’ cloud games on the App Store doesn’t allow for much at all. Apple’s requirement for each cloud game to have its own page, go through review and appear in search listings defeats the purpose of cloud gaming.”

Those who are eager to run Facebook’s game streaming service on iOS can now add this as a shortcut on the iOS home screen and then run the available games via the web. Should you be eager to do so, skip on the link below.

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