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Cloud streaming service Gaikai will allow the streaming of a select number of PS3 games on the PS4 from the start of 2014. Announcing the news at its E3 press conference, Sony said that the service wouldn’t be available straight away at the console’s launch, but would arrive at a …
Read More »E3 2013: Gaikai to start streaming PS3 games on PS4 in 2014
Sony to begin rolling out cloud gaming services next year
Read More »Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions
The video games industry saw record consolidation in 2012, with total spending on buyouts and mergers hitting $4.2bn. Games Industry reports on research from investment bank Digi-Capital that took a closer look at last year’s acquisitions. While there were 26 per cent fewer deals during the period versus 2011, a …
Read More »Gaikai hires Konami exec as VP of business development
Careen Yapp to focus on acquisition of new partners
Read More »Vita to play PS4 games through the cloud
David Perry goes into detail on Gaikai's implementation on Sony's next-gen console
Read More »The PS4 reveal – What we know so far
All the key rumours on Sony's step into the next generation of consoles here
Read More »Sony registers ‘PlayStation Cloud’ domains
Sony has snatched up a trio of domains relating to the term ‘Playstation Cloud.’ Domains Playstation-Cloud.com, Playstation-Cloud.org, and PS-Cloud.net have appeared in the past 24 hours – pointing to Sony’s thus far unrevealed plan for cloud gaming support on the Playstation 4. The registrations, spotted by Superannuation, support an earlier …
Read More »PS4 may allow cross-platform play with mobiles
Cloud gaming on Sonyâ??s next generation machine could enable cross-platform play
Read More »Report: PS4 to stream games with Gaikai
Backwards compatibility will come through streaming tech
Read More »Next Playstation console will use Gaikai to stream PS3 games – report
Sony is reportedly looking to utilize its acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai for its next Playstation console. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony’s next console will bring backwards compatibility for PS3 games via cloud-based streaming; stating that the firm is "investing heavily" in preparing Gaikai’s technology for the …
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