Rio is the name of the stream, but its spanish for River :D

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http://gearnuke.com/rumor-microsofts-cloud-based-streaming-service-called-rio/

CNET heard from some of the industry insiders that Microsoft has named this new streaming service “Rio”. Another source added that it was originally codenamed “Ridgeway”. This not only solidifies the rumor of Microsoft launching a streaming service for their devices, it also sheds some light on its name.

Blogger Paul Thurott has shared more info on this new streaming service. According to him, it has a latency of 45 ms; “which is probably OK for simple single-player gaming but is in fact pretty high for real-time multiplayer gaming,” says Paul Thurott on his site.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-5...eeting-yields-hints-of-rio-streaming-service/
 
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I read it ealier this morning. Makes sense, the whole Rio/River stream service. Very interesting. Like I said before, I don't think the Xbox console games are going be locked to the console only. Don't be surprised if Xbox games are available on all MS platforms and even competitor platforms through the Rio cloud service. Though they may reserve exclusive content and best overall experience for those who own MS devices like Xbox one,windows PC,windows tablets and windows phone. That is what I speculate by looking at what they're doing.
 
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
 
Oh Ape and Seven,

You guys really bring me back. Great posts lol.

So Rio is MS's answer to Gaikai from Sony. I'm glad the article references latency because that's my biggest concern(obviously). I just don't see how it could work.
 
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Just like that river twisting through a dusty land
And when she shines she really shows you all she can
Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande
That really could be used to get their point across :laugh: