From 'Arcade Room' to 'Pocket 3A Masterpiece'
In the 1980s, many people first encountered video games in the noisy arcade rooms. Just by inserting a coin, they could experience the most advanced gaming machines of the time.
For players of that era, the arcade room was crucial; after all, the equipment was very expensive, and most people couldn't afford it. The arcade room reduced the cost of playing games to the minimum: no need to spend a lot of money on equipment, you could just drop by for a game anytime.
In the blink of an eye, over forty years have passed. Game graphics have evolved from pixelated images to 4K, but the barriers have instead increased: to smoothly run a 3A masterpiece, one might need to spend three thousand dollars on a top-of-the-line PC, and constantly upgrade graphics cards and hard drives.
As for cloud gaming, many attempts have stumbled due to high latency and high prices, turning 'play good games anytime, anywhere' into an empty phrase.
It was at this moment that Shaga emerged, aiming to bring the 'arcade room spirit' back to today through a revolution in infrastructure.
So what exactly did he do?
Waking up the idle 'Terracotta Warriors'
Imagine the Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an: silently sleeping underground for decades or even centuries, only to be re-discovered and regain their value.
Today, nearly 60 million high-performance gaming PCs are sitting idle for long periods. The computing power of these machines is like the slumbering Terracotta Warriors—they could become great productivity but are wasted on idle screens.
Shaga's idea is to wake up these idle 'Terracotta Warriors' and turn them into decentralized cloud nodes. The computer closest to you might just be your gaming server.
Thus, you don't have to spend money on a top-tier PC, nor do you have to endure the lag and high latency of traditional cloud gaming. Even with a tablet or an old laptop, you can play (Tomb Raider) and enjoy (Red Dead Redemption).
From 'Watching the Show' to 'On Stage'
In traditional cloud gaming platforms, players are merely spectators, with computing power coming from distant centralized data centers. But in Shaga, you are both a spectator and an actor, and can even be a stage builder.
You can directly Play to Earn, earning rewards while playing;
You can Host to Earn, set up a hall, and invite friends to join with a single click;
You can Stream to Earn, live-stream your games and let viewers join at any time;
You can also Node to Earn, run the Shaga Node application, and connect idle GPU computing power to the network.
This model is like Shakespeare said: 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.' On Shaga's stage, you can change roles at any time.
The 'Silk Road in the Cloud' has already started moving.
The Silk Road was not only a trade route in ancient times but also a network for cultural exchange. What Shaga has built is also such a network—only this time, the exchange is of computing power and gaming experience.
Currently, its network has extended globally:
750,000+ registered users
420,000+ connected wallets
Covering 170+ countries/regions
A total of 200,000 hours of streaming duration
140 billion GLOB points have been issued
Behind these numbers is a 'computing power road' that can truly operate, with players and nodes flowing in both directions, forming a self-sufficient economic cycle.
Three forces driving a flywheel
Historically, the convergence of three forces often changes the landscape. For example, during the Industrial Revolution, the combination of steam engines, mechanized production, and global trade created a whole new world.
And Shaga has also hit the trend of three forces acting simultaneously:
Explosion of cloud gaming: A CAGR of over 40% in the next decade, with 3 billion players lacking high-end equipment being the biggest blue ocean;
C2E (Contribute to Earn): No hardware purchase, no barriers, everyone can participate;
AI data value: Every game session generates interactive data (excluding personal privacy) that can train the next generation of AI game engines and return value to participants.
The combination of three forces forms a flywheel: More players → More data → Stronger AI → Better experience → More players………
Technology stack: Serving the experience
Shaga uses a decentralized P2P architecture to simulate a remote local area network, allowing players in different locations to interact smoothly as if they were on the same network; relying on NGC technology, it reduces bandwidth requirements by 75%;
Natively supports Windows, iOS, Android (macOS coming soon); and gives players complete control over game data and assets.
It's like moving the 'arms factory' directly to the front line, making every interaction faster, closer, and freer.
The 'Opening Ceremony' on August 20
In ancient cities, when opening for trade, bells and drums would sound to announce the start of transactions; for Shaga, August 20 is such a day—$SHAG tokens will begin pre-sale through Metaplex.
The TGE is not just about issuing tokens, but a sign that the entire node network is fully activated. The token's value is anchored in real bandwidth and computing power consumption, not in hollow financial stories.
The capital and network of connections behind it also provide solid support:
Funding of 5 million dollars
Supporters include Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Helium founder Amir Haleem, and others.
Shaga is reconstructing the infrastructure of cloud gaming, making 3A masterpieces as accessible as arcade games from forty years ago, and this time, you can not only play but also create and earn in this network.
The future has arrived!!!
