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Hirai: Gaikai deal will propel games industry to the cloud

He also stated that consumers were increasingly moving to the mobile space, and he felt that cloud technology was related to that movement, hinting that the the future of PlayStation could be cross-platform

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shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4270d ago

1 year ago..
"“There are a variety of OSes,” he added. “But we’re focusing first on Android. There’s also Windows, iOS and so forth, but we don’t have the resources to make it compatible with everything from the start.”" - Kaz Hirai
http://www.vg247.com/2011/0...

The future of consoles is cross platform with phones, tablets and pc's.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

xbox vs ps will never happen though. :(

darthv724270d ago

sony is joining MS and others in the idea of a digital future.

If they can come to an agreement on such things like DD and cloud then i would hope they come to an agreement on cross platform competition.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

I wonder what valve thinks of the whole cloud gaming thing. I bet they are looking into it at least to stay current with technology.

So far google fiber will be expanding next year & I am sure people will pay for it since it's a good deal!
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

DigitalAnalog4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

Seems to me they're trying hold options for "in-case" scenarios that may appear next-gen. Sony completely overlooked the online phenomenon on the PS3 hence was severely disadvantaged initially from the 360's standpoint. It seems they're doing the opposite and trying to prepare for any possible directions the gaming industry might face with minimal losses.

TheLyonKing4270d ago

The cloud has been talked about for 5 years now, this is a really slow take off.

I am still reluctant to be part of cloud gaming and cloud based things i prefer to have more physical medium of storage.

chasegarcia4270d ago

slow take off? the cloud has already landed. email, games, movies, etc.

chasegarcia4270d ago (Edited 4270d ago )

@ disagrees

Look the cloud is here. Blame your internet speed for any lag.

Bonerrr4270d ago

Will that be along side the horrid input lag.... LOL

Omar914270d ago

when exactly is Gaikai gonna be available?

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Our Favorite Kaz Hirai Moments

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "what better wait to wish him well in his future endeavors than to recall our favorite moments from his time at Sony? That’s what we’re doing today in a special KOTRC that looks back at the man, the legend, the Kaz."

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ApocalypseShadow1771d ago

My favorite moment is when he turned the Sony ship around resulting in almost the utter destruction of their opponent in every important metric you can come up with that shut the mouths of the opposition and the naysayers that Sony would not be in the driver's seat. Resulting in worthless metrics from other parties to cover up the truth.

My most favorite moment.

timotim1771d ago

He had some zingers for sure. Love that guy.

DillyDilly1771d ago

No Ridge Racer mentions

You guys suck

Bismarn1771d ago

I have a lot of favorite Kaz Hirai moments, but it's inappropriate to mock him at this retirement.

it's ridge racer

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Former Sony CEO and PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai retires

Former Sony CEO and PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has retired. He will remain a senior adviser for the company following 35 years of service.

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Eonjay1771d ago

Also hands down the best fake twitter account of all time.

jeremyj29131771d ago

But for real tho😂😂😂

bouzebbal1771d ago

He was an amazing exec..
His English was perfect, he excels at communicating.

hiredhelp1771d ago

He actually was... I no longer own playstation since start ps4 as retired back to PC but dam there was something about kaz I loved...

specialguest1771d ago (Edited 1771d ago )

The same with me. I owned the PS3 and retired back to PC during the start of the PS4.

Too me it felt like the end of an era for console gaming as a whole after the PS3 generation.

BLizardXD1771d ago (Edited 1771d ago )

In short it depends on how kaz made gaming more attractive to you. speaking purely from my perspective -

I considered Ken kutaragi as part of my A-team, next to Hayao Nakayama, Shigeru Miyamoto, followed by peter moore in the US. I particularly viewed Kaz Hirai as part of the catalyst for pushing games to be closer to movies in oder to be considered AAA.

a good thing you ask? yes and no, leading all the way to the future. instead of games being designed to be entertaining games are being pushed to meet hardware expectations. it sounded great at first but now it's buckling the industry unfortunately. which is why sony was a no show this E3. with more games needing to meet hardware expectations fewer games will be produced in a much longer development cycle.

it all depends though on how their gaming devision made games more attractive to you. we have moved in the direction of graphics mattering to not mattering back to mattering. and all of this is at the cost of games needing to be longer in development.

my two cents.

OB1Biker1771d ago

I don't know why you have so many disagrees. From many perspectives serious or funny or even with memes and parody, hes become a legend I would say.

zodiac9091771d ago

This is N4G mate, the community is a Sh*t show above all else...I got my account suspended for a month for saying Days Gone did not look too good in terms of graphics. This site is a joke, especially in terms of rules.

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Relientk771771d ago

Kaz is the man. Thank you for all you have done for Sony and gaming.

UnholyLight1770d ago

I'll never forget watching....RiiiiiIIIIIIDDDDGE EE RACCCERRRRRR

Neonridr1771d ago

he deserves to just kick back on a beach somewhere earning 20%.. Thank you for all you have done Kaz.

Bathyj1771d ago

Thank you for that reference.
That's a nice suit too. John Phillips. London.

I have 2 myself.

darthv721771d ago

But unlike Hans... Kaz may actually get to earn that 20%.

Imalwaysright1771d ago

I don't understand why you got so many disagrees.

Neonridr1771d ago

lol.. clearly we don't have as many Die Hard fans as I thought. I am glad to see some people got it though

2pacalypsenow1771d ago

Enjoy your retirement.

You've earned it.

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The Analog Circle Podcast: Are We Headed Towards Another Game Crash?

In this weeks episode Kiaun will discuss Sony's State Of Play Event,Wolfenstein Young Bloods has a release date along with other details about the game,Starfield and Elders Scroll 6 will not be at E3 ,The Last Of Us Part 2 could release towards the end of the year,Monolith Soft could be working on the next Zelda game,the Sega Genesis Mini will come with 40 games. All these stories and more in episode 95.

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