David Houghton: So, financially-troubled Sony has bought cloud-gaming network Gaikai. And for a fairly fat price-tag at that. Yes, this was predicted in our pre-E3 GamesRadar UK podcast special, but I’m not going to bang on about that. What’s important now is what this really means. I’ve weighed it all up, and I reckon that while it could be a game-changing fortune-turner for Sony, it might also mean a quite different PS4 than the one you were expecting. And maybe a very different future for PlayStation overall.
But that’s no bad thing. Trust me.
GameInformer- "We recently spoke with Gaikai CEO David Perry about all things PlayStation Now. The longtime developer joined the cloud-gaming company in 2009 and in 2012 Sony acquired it to form the core of PlayStation Now. Check out our interview as we touch on signing with Sony, remote play, what it takes to get a game on PS Now, expansion to more devices, overcoming rough cloud-gaming experiences, and looking to the future."
Great interview and some good opinions about the future of gaming. Sony will dominate if they get the pricing right and bring playstation now to browsers and TV sets. Imagine buying a Sony Bravia and being able to play ps1 and ps2 games without a console? Thats a huge selling point right there. Something they need right now as there TV department is leaking money badly.
Ironically, their TV:s are the best for gaming.
Some of the newer ones (from 2013 and beyond) have a superb low input lag.
That was almost plasmas alone back in the day. I like Sony products, I'll get me a Xperia Z3 when it launches.
The Sony tv's we sell at costco are starting to come with thew ps now beta sticker. ( as in it is available on the tv's already.
would certainly help fix there tv department losses.
sony brava tv with playtv and ds4 pad would be epic.
there tvs are from 4ms upwards for input lag (best tvs for gaming imo)
i just hope they bring the ps4 stream to Z2,because its what i just got other month and spec wise its same as Z3
With major gaming platforms like the PS4 and the PC planning to have a streaming service available in the near future, We have to wonder, "What about Microsoft?"
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i think this is going to be one of the best E3's ever. Sony has a lot in store and MS knows it's all or nothing.
E3 2014>the olympics>superbowl>world series>lunar moon-landing>sock-'em-b oppers V2.0
"E3 2014>the olympics>superbowl>world series>lunar moon-landing>sock-'em-b oppers V2.0"
-QFT
Awesome so I can get on twitch and stream gamers streaming HD remakes epic no need to even play no more.
Yeah my fiancée is away visiting her parents with my baby daughter its has been really a rough week with out them , thanks for the concern makes things a little better cheers.
In all seriousness, I imagine that would be tough. I'm a wreck when I can't see my girlfriend for more than a week. Lol. I wish you the best of luck.
I really don't see the market for this to be honest. I know I will get disagrees but seriously the cost to return ratio is not there right now.
I applaud Sony for making a go of it but I just don't see the "huge quantity" of people needed to pay for this. Most gamers have the old consoles anyway so won't bother to stick with a service that provides backwards compatibility. If it could be provided at a small fee, like $5 per month and still make money then I could see it but is demand really there or will it just be a quick fad where people buy in for a month or two because it is the new thing and then drop it?
Far too small a margin to be realistic IMO and that does not take into account the fact that the broadband infrastructure will not support high quality visuals with no lag time or the net neutrality rulings that are going to continue the bandwidth throttling, data cap pricing pogrom that is happening right now. I think that streaming games will come but it is not ready for prime time yet.
I could be wrong but I think this is a waste of money that could be spent on new games.
@The_Infected "Microsoft talked about cloud power more than anything and they seem to be showing the least of all the other big players."
Which is more realistic?
1. Computing a whole game on a server, sending player inputs across the net to that server, and then sending the results back to the same gamer with out lag or visual compression artifacts at a cost that consumers are willing to pay for. All on games that are old and or currently on the market to own forever at a decent price?
2. Computing physics, AI, visual backgrounds, game hosting providing level playground for all players?
Sony’s recent announcement of the Gaikai-powered PlayStation Now has got everyone very excited. It’s understandable: the promise of being able to remotely stream games is an attractive one, especially when it’s sold under the premise of being able to do it anywhere, from any device. But all is not as good as it seems. Here are 7 reasons why you should be worried about Sony’s streaming service.
8 pages, for an article that could of fit on 1, 2 at most...
I stopped at 2...
Thanks for the warning. I was going to read this but 8 pages for a simple article? Hell no!
If the website owner is reading this, please know that page impressions can also be earned/increased with genuine, unique and interesting content. Splitting it into multiple pages kills the user's interest and makes a site far less user-friendly.
Its just been announced, and we haven't even been told all the info, yet we should be worried?
7 Reasons Why the Competition Should be Worried about PlayStation Now...
*fixed*
@Sethry101, it is a bit ridiculous when every outlet that tested Now came back with the same evaluation - It actually works.
lol I can't imagine being worried... what are you expecting Playstation Now is going to cure your brain cancer? Then you'd have a reason to be worried.
If you don't like the service don't buy it, plain and simple. It's not there to save your life, not that you'd have one to save if you're someone who worries over the release of a game streaming service for last gen games.
This article is complete trash, full of inaccuracies.
It's as though the author didn't even look into the information that's been given about the service before typing this up. Just trying to get attention because PS Now is in all the headlines atm.
For example: He says the average internet speed in the US. is 7.4 mbs and goes on to say "most won't have fast enough internet". If the "average" is 7.4 then the majority WILL have a fast enough speed. The last article I read said 5mbs was good enough.
He talks crap about PSN not being good/trustworthy when this service is through Gaikai for one and 2, PSN is already good on PS4. Why else would sony already have its live game streaming services up yet MS is still months away?
Sonys PS Now enable tvs are reported to be launching this summer yet he claims there's "no idea of when the service will reach devices other than PS3 an PS4". Saying "what's the point of having it for PS3 and PS4?" Hmm, let's see: People who don't or never owned a PS3, people who would rather rent or subscribe to a service with tons of games to play rather than buying a bunch of games? People that don't want to spend hours downloading games they could just stream instantly.
This article is trash.
7 reasons you should be worried about journalists who write articles like this:
1: Their whole goal is to spread FUD.
2: They write articles without searching the facts.
3: They actually confuse weak minded individuals who generally can't think for themselves.
4: When you click on their articles and give them views it usually means you can expect more trash articles in the future.
5:A lot of them get paid more than a lot of us for writing this filth.
6:They are rewarded for writing opinionated, factually inaccurate, bias, senseless articles that are nothing but pure speculations disguised as future facts.
7: Reading articles like this can actually kill some of your brain cells
There is only one page... I am very perplexed at your post and the agrees you received.
I am also very confused.... 1 page with 7 reasons. 8 pages? 19 likes? I dont even...
The website owner probably read those comments and fixed it.
Why does there always have to be some negative, doom and gloom article about everything Sony announces?
"It's sounds great, BUT what if it isn't?" O.O
Every single time, all the positive news always has to have a counter-argument by some random as if we can't weigh pros and cons ourselves.
weird how the author didn't talk about the PING ssue.
It doesn't matter what sustained download speed you have if your PING is poor.
Also: Lag. That's the biggest issue. It is directly related to PING.
LAG has already been shown to be unacceptably high, even when the network connection is perfect. A recent example showed significant lag, even though the rendering server was in the next room:
http://a.pomf.se/mgqpke.gif
7 pages, 20 pages, 1 page. It doesn't matter, I'm from the super NES generation. I can speed read and what's more, the thoughts and statements are in the few fist sentences of each paragraph ! But now I see why MS let Sony come out with the cloud gaming first. People approve of Sony. So, we r now really going to see what this generation can really do. But I keep thinking. If they are going to bring all the games to playstation Now, why do we need a ps4? And more to the point. Do you remember when Sony said that playstation is moving to a subscription service?. I'm worry that they are really saying that this PS4 will be obsolete in 2 years.
Sony envisions the hardware market failing and has an escape plan, you wont need a Playstation box in 10 years, both Xbox LIVE and psn will be services or apps on your phone, Hardware is to much risk and its a backwards business, you invest the most at the start and hope you see profits, where most business's start off with profits in mind, consoles arent good business, which is why you will see more free2play, more DLC, more Microtransactions and more subscriptions for PSN and XBL, hell your lucky to see a full fledged manual booklets these days when you buy a game lol
If their is any indication that the hardware market is going no where any time soon, it is the launch of the PS4 and X1. Over 7m between them in six weeks. They are incredible numbers.
i'm hoping they changed the article since you wrote that comment but it's only on 1 page
7 reasons why this article shouldn't exist...
But rather than waste my time, I will state one:
Before Playstation now was announced, my life was perfectly fine, and now that PS now has been announced, my life is still perfectly fine. Why be "worried" about a service that's simply an added option to what I already find enjoyable. It's not like videogames as we know it are going away and this is replacing them. So sick of these idiotic opinion pieces getting approved as news. Time for N4G to get some standards on who they approve. A blind monkey could get an opinion piece published as its stands now.
"#6. No Games have been announced."
People just create articles for the hell of it I see. What do you mean no games have been announced when they said they will include the entire PS3 library...lmfao!!!
i thought they said they'd start with the PS3 library but didn't confirm what actual games they were going to put up
though there is no list of games yet I read that it was said they would bring "Critically Acclaimed" ps3 games. So that should shine a little light.
Yes.... Nothing annoys me more than a multiple page article which can easily fit on one or two pages. GamingBolt is another known for this.
"1. We Don’t Know the Price"
Sorry, but that doesn't mean we should be afraid. It is a service that is elective, not needed for other functions to work on your devices.
"2. Your Internet is Probably Not Good Enough"
Sorry again, but the US statistics say otherwise. Avarage household internet speeds are well above the suggested 5Mbps minimum, at 8.5Mbps.
"3. It’s Only Going to be on PS3 and PS4 (At Launch)"
Fear? for this? Come on, thats like saying don't get an Xbox One because it wont have twitch at launch...
"4. Sony’s Not Great at Internet Services"
Fair enough. But again, not really something to be totally afraid of.
"5. It’s Only Coming to the USA"
No, it was recently stated that Europe would have it this summer as well... *EDIT* My mistake, its only US, sorry UK
:(
"6. No Games Have Been Announced"
Are you serious? No games announced makes it a scary thing?
Whens the last time a service blatantly told you every movie that is available on say, netflix from its inception?
"7. You’ll Need A DualShock 3 (Even When You’re Mobile)"
False. You will need a controller for these games, but that doesn't mean it has to be a dualshock3.
The only legitimate concern I saw in any of those was Sonys network strength. But now that they are using a subscription service, they have been much more forward thinking in regards to server power. We should see much more from sony by the end of summer, if not earlier.
*EDIT* Sorry, late to the party with the USA only launch, that sucks a bit. Still need to wait and see what they say about that.
in regards point 5, when did they say it was coming to europe in the summer? all i'm seeing from google is "complex region, different providers" etc etc
linky linky : http://www.playstationlifes...
My bad, a little late to all the reversals. Even the playstation blog had it on their EU site...
Agree with almost everything you say, other then while sure when It releases in the US most peoples internet should be fine. As for other countries connection speed might be a bit of a worry to those hoping to use the service.
Yeah, But at the same time, hopefully it pushes all countries infrastructure towards a more connected, and advanced human existence.
Or just make it faster for people to look up funny pictures of cats.
@GutZ31 - you think a video game system is going to push the worlds network infrastructure to be better? lol
@Kewlkat lol, no. But i wouldn't rule out streaming media to push advancement, and adoption of new technologies for all that find it convenient.
Onlive didn't change the world.
Sony isn't going to change the world, but if everyone continues copying...
"Sony's not great at internet services."
This type of hate always perplexed me because ms always had you pay to use live and this is the first time Sony has made you pay. In August 13, Sony made 140$ mill off of ps+ and ms made 5.6$ BILLION off of live.
It's unfathomable to throw comments like this around, it's also annoying when someone points out the pay wall. I wonder why there's a pay wall, 360 lover? Because competition dictated.
In regards to your number 4...Sony may have had issues with PSN before, but this is operating on the service they bought - Gaikai. PSN speed/stability is fully separate from this.
Folks must generally be stressed out.. I'm not hearing anything else than worry around. Worried about the PS+, worried about PS4 launch, worried about Xbox One..
Chill guys.. They know what they are doing, and generally they know better than you so stop worrying..
Does the Playstation brand need saving in the first place? I mean why can't it just be that Cloud gaming could add to the Playstation brand? The word "SAVING" just make it seem like Sony is failing with Playstation.
Different is a massive understatement.
But I agree with a previous reader who said "saving" makes it seem like its in trouble, when its not. The brand is fine, the parent company on the other hand...
PlayStation needs saving? Last I heard it was one of SONY's most profitable division.
Sony is making moves that will future proof their playstation brand.. I used to hate playstation cuz they killed my beloved sega saturn but i must say, they have the best damn games and media on the market.. thats what counts.. sega was ahead of their time & playstation has found a place in my living room forever
You gotta love the media. If Playstaion was failing Sony wouldn't be going crazy on shopping sprees.