Sony has today gone out and bought Gaikai, an online cloud gaming service similar to OnLive.
“By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE’s extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users with unparalleled cloud entertainment experiences,” Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, said in a statement.
“SCE will deliver a world-class cloud-streaming service that allows users to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immersive core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime, anywhere on a variety of internetconnected devices.”
Gaikai’s CEO David Perry, of Earthworm Jim and Aladdin fame, sold the company for $US380 million.
Sony plans to “establish a cloud service and expand its network business by taking full advantage of Gaikai’s revolutionary technology and infrastructure including data centres servicing dozens of countries and key partners around the world.”
Gaikai’s service allows users to play a game on a TV on the “cloud”. In other words, an off-site computer actually plays the game, while your actions are streamed to a screen.
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