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'Onlive was a heck of a competitor to Gaikai'
Read More »OnLive’s inability to tap into consoles was its downfall, Gaikai’s Perry says
Its failure to access the console ecosystem was the main cause behind the eventual demise of streaming games platform OnLive, one of its key competitors has said. Onlive was a heck of a competitor to Gaikai, at every single turn we made different choices. It was very worrying, were we …
Read More »Taking consoles to the cloud
Do the PS4 and Xbox One have what it takes to truly achieve the potential of cloud gaming? Develop investigates
Read More »Gaikai mock-up suggests possible PlayStation Now pricing
Accessing full titles via Sony’s upcoming streaming service could cost as little as $4.99. VG247 spotted a graphic on the Gaikai website that for the first time seems to show PlayStation Now games presented alongside traditional digital purchases on the PlayStation Store. In it we have two games – Far …
Read More »Sony reveals PS Now game streaming service for consoles, tablets and smartphones
Service to be rolled out to North America consumers this summer, but broadband issues stifle European launch
Read More »Sony’s Gaikai service may stream games to TVs, PCs, mobile devices
Playstation game streaming service Gaikai may eventually alllow users access to content on devices outside of Sony’s gaming hardware, such as smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Speaking in a Dengeki Online interview translated by DualShockers, Sony Computer Entertainment’s president Shuhei Yoshida explained that the company’s ultimate goal is to provide …
Read More »Sony’s Gaikai service bringing PS3 titles to PS4 and Vita in 2014
Sony has revealed its Gaikai-powered cloud-streaming service will launch in 2014, offering an initial selection of PS3 games for play on PS4, Vita, and Vita TV. IGN reports on Sony’s roundtable interview at Tokyo Game Show, where Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida announced the service will debut in North …
Read More »European broadband issues delaying PS4 Gaikai streaming rollout
There’s currently no timeline as to when European PS4 owners will be able to stream PS3 content onto their machines. SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan told Edge that the service is expected to arrive in North America in early 2014. But he’s not able to date a European rollout …
Read More »Slow broadband speeds choke European Gaikai launch
Roll out of cloud gaming services on PS4 delayed in region due to poor connections
Read More »Developers can integrate cloud computing on PS4
Lack of online requirement will not deter devs from adopting cloud functions, says Yoshida
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