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At a time where connectivity has become a key facet of daily life, one frequent request we’ve had from gamers is to take the experience they have playing on their high-end desktop or laptop and transfer it to their lower end PCs and tablets. With OMEN Game Stream³, we’ve set out to provide exactly that.

Coming Spring 2018, OMEN Game Stream³ will be shipping on all OMEN systems. By utilizing OMEN Game Stream within the OMEN Command Center, gamers can let their OMEN PC do all the heavy lifting. This means they can take out their old Windows 10 laptop or tablet and escape the confines of their desktop space or even transfer their OMEN laptop experience to an old Windows 10 desktop if they want a traditional desktop gaming experience. Through this cloud gaming technology – turning their OMEN PC into the host server – they can play anytime, anywhere, so long as they maintain a strong internet connection¹.

To help make OMEN Game Stream3 a reality, we’ve collaborated with Parsec². Founded in 2016 and based in New York City, they've created a game streaming technology with patent pending software for its low latency, high frame rate video streaming networking protocol and video capture, encode, decode and render pipeline.

HP’s own Gaming Product Manager, John Ludwig, spoke to this when he said, “the OMEN team is continually looking to improve the gaming experience and the value we can provide to gamers. As networking performance continues to improve rapidly we wondered if we could enable our customers to bring their OMEN experience with them when they leave their computer behind. When Parsec showed us the capability of their streaming technology to deliver low latency and consistent frame rates, we knew we had to collaborate with them so that OMEN customers could experience the performance of their OMEN anytime and anywhere - network permitting.”

Benjy Boxer, the Co-Founder and CEO of Parsec, echoed our commitment to cloud gaming stating that, "Parsec is built to give gamers access to their games so they can play from anywhere high-speed internet is available on any device. We're extremely excited to work with HP to make OMEN gaming PCs a platform for playing games and making it so their customers can play games without sitting in front of their PC. This makes the OMEN PC valuable both inside and outside the home, allowing gamers to continue playing no matter where they are."

We can’t wait to see OMEN Game Stream³ in gamers’ hands and hope to see it used in a variety of impactful and creative of ways. In fact, one place where people can soon take advantage of the OMEN Game Steam³ experience will be with our brand-new big format gaming display – the OMEN X 65 – also announced today.

Find out more by following @OMENbyHP and the hashtag #DominateTheGame

1. Suggested that host is wired to router and clients use a 5ghz AC wifi connection. For 1080p 60hz performance, we recommend a 25mbps connection between PCs. For 720p 60hz performance, we recommend a 10mbps connection. Other network metrics can also affect performance.

2. Parsec is a game streaming technology with patent pending software for its low latency, high frame rate video streaming networking protocol and video capture, encode, decode, and render pipeline.

3. OMEN cloud-based service that streams high-end gaming to other Windows 10 PCs. Must activate a Game Stream account and download the OMEN Command Center app in the Microsoft store. System requires a minimum upload speed of 10 Mbps at 5GHz and is compatible with Windows 10 PCs only. Internet service required and not included

4. Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers, software or BIOS update to take full advantage of Windows functionality. Windows 10 is automatically updated, which is always enabled. ISP fees may apply and additional requirements may apply over time for updates. See http://www.microsoft.com.

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