Method and system to reduce latency in cloud gaming

A system comprising:

• one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
• determining, by a local user device, that a user is likely to initiate a gameplay event that includes (a) a visual output and (b)(i) an audio output or (b)(ii) a haptic output, while the local user device streams a game over a network from a cloud-based gaming service;
• in response to determining that the user is likely to initiate the gameplay event and before the user has actually initiated the gameplay event, storing audio data associated with the audio output or haptic data associated with the haptic output at the local user device;
• receiving a user input at the local user device that the gameplay event;
• in response to receiving the user input at the local user device that initiates the gameplay event:
• transmitting a request for graphical data associated with the visual output of the gameplay event over the network to the cloud-based gaming service, then receiving the graphical data associated with the visual output of the gameplay event from the cloud-based gaming service over the network, then providing, for output, the visual output of the gameplay event using the graphical data;
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• providing the audio output of the gameplay event using the stored audio data or the haptic output of the gameplay event using the haptic data.

One or more non-transitory computer storage media encoded with computer program instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a local user device, that a user is likely to initiate a gameplay event that includes (a) a visual output and (b)(i) an audio output or (b)(ii) a haptic output, while the local user device streams a game over a network from a cloud-based gaming service;
• in response to determining that the user is likely to initiate the gameplay event and before the user has actually initiated the gameplay event, storing audio data associated with the audio output or haptic data associated with the haptic output at the local user device;
• receiving a user input at the local user device that the gameplay event;
• in response to receiving the user input at the local user device that initiates the gameplay event:
• transmitting a request for graphical data associated with the visual output of the gameplay event over the network to the cloud-based gaming service, then receiving the graphical data associated with the visual output of the gameplay event from the cloud-based gaming service over the network, then providing, for output, the visual output of the gameplay event using the graphical data;
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• providing the audio output of the gameplay event using the stored audio data or the haptic output of the gameplay event using the haptic data.