Rumor: Microsoft’s Cloud based streaming service is called “Rio”

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kowenicki said:

NobleTeam360 said:

I hope this means a service similar to Gaikai on PS4. Although since MS is building this from the ground up I don't expect it anytime soon (2015? maybe)

Building from the ground up?

It's the other way around.  I simply dont see how Sony can have the infrastructure for a competent online service like this, if demand is very high.

MS unquestionably has the infrastructure and keeps on adding.  they announced about another $4bn spend on data centres in the last few months alone.

 

Um because you don't need 500k dedicated servers to run gaming. MS knows, as should you, that xbox1 is simply a way of funding their cloud server. Sure they SAY they have all these servers...but you won't see the full potential of that. You'll see a fraction, because all you need is a fraction.