Gamers, rejoice. This morning's start-up success, Trion, is for you. They announced today that they're in the process of designing a multi-player online gaming system that can operate across multiple systems. The Trion Platform will run its games on servers, allowing users to play on machines ranging from consoles to PCs, as well as mobile devices and set-top boxes. While server games aren't a new idea, most have crappy graphics and time lags, which can become a problem when you're trying to kill off an angry pack of Los Ganados while playing Resident Evil. What's yet to be seen is whether Trion has actually devised a way to solve those issues.

Not an XBox 360 or Wii fan? Wondering what all this means?

Trion CEO Lars Buttler puts it this way:

"It's like Apple designing everything it needs," he said. "It's very risky, but highly profitable if it works. We're not just doing a little piece. We're bringing it all together."

Apparently other movers and shakers agree. Trion raised $30 million in second round funding last year, and its partners include bigwigs like Tim Warner, NBC, GE, Bertelsmann, and Trinity Ventures. They also announced their first major partnership today, which is with the Sci-Fi channel. The network has plans to create a TV program that will run in conjunction with a Trion game.

In other words, Trion has the potential to become kind of a big deal. Says VentureBeat: "[CEO Buttler] will either leave a big crater, or a big mark on the gaming industry history."

What do you guys think?

Via VentureBeat