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NiKKoM on 30 May 2012

you can test cloud gaming on http://www.gaikai.com/games



 

Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!) 

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Jay520 on 30 May 2012
NiKKoM said:
you can test cloud gaming on


is it free?

Sal.Paradise on 30 May 2012
Jay520 said:
Sal.Paradise said:
BasilZero said:
Sorry this might be a noob question...but what exactly is cloud gaming ;x?

 

Instead of local processing hardware (your console) playing the game, your controller inputs are sent to a remote location where all the proccessing is handled, and then 'video' of that game is streamed right back to your tv.

It means that the power of the device you're playing on does not matter, as all the proccessing is handled at another location. The only thing determining the quality of the games is your internet connection. 

 


Wouldn't lag be an issue?

Yes, it is! but improving all the time. It's the big question surrounding cloud gaming. 



thranx on 30 May 2012
mantlepiecek said:
Jay520 said:
Sal.Paradise said:
BasilZero said:
Sorry this might be a noob question...but what exactly is cloud gaming ;x?

 

Instead of local processing hardware (your console) playing the game, your controller inputs are sent to a remote location where all the proccessing is handled, and then 'video' of that game is streamed right back to your tv.

It means that the power of the device you're playing on does not matter, as all the proccessing is handled at another location. The only thing determining the quality of the games is your internet connection. 

 


Wouldn't lag be an issue?

Yes, it is. Which is why it will never be the future unless we have lag-free internet.

the lag isn't too bad with onlive and the last time i tried it was before their release. Its probably gotten even better now.



Sal.Paradise on 30 May 2012
Jay520 said:
NiKKoM said:
you can test cloud gaming on


is it free?

Yep, just click one of the demos and it starts streaming to your pc. Worked great on my measly 10mbps connection, go for it. 



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mantlepiecek on 30 May 2012
thranx said:
mantlepiecek said:

Yes, it is. Which is why it will never be the future unless we have lag-free internet.

the lag isn't too bad with onlive and the last time i tried it was before their release. Its probably gotten even better now.

Well. Have you played online mp games on gaikai or onlive?



JEMC on 30 May 2012
maverick40 said:
JEMC said:
Well, that's unexpected to say the least.

If it is true, which one will they buy? Onlive that already works or Gaikai, which has said a lot but has done nothing?

i would put money on Gaikai because last week they said they have a major announcement for e3!

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/gaikai-will-announce-something-at-e3-that-might-change-the-future-of-game-consoles/

Maybe.

@Basil_ the downside of Onlive/gaikai (lag aside) is that you won't "own" the games. In Steam/Origin/GoG/etc. you still have to download the games so you own a little bit of them, and you can play off-line. But in Gaikai/Onlive you own nothing, and there's the obvious need to be always online.

I'm not ready for that future. And maybe I'll never be.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

Jay520 on 30 May 2012
Sal.Paradise said:
Jay520 said:
NiKKoM said:
you can test cloud gaming on


is it free?

Yep, just click one of the demos and it starts streaming to your pc. Worked great on my measly 10mps connection, go for it. 



I'll try it when I get to a PC. I'm on my PS3's browser right now. You think it'll work on my PS3's browser?

Sal.Paradise on 30 May 2012
Jay520 said:
Sal.Paradise said:
Jay520 said:
NiKKoM said:
you can test cloud gaming on


is it free?

Yep, just click one of the demos and it starts streaming to your pc. Worked great on my measly 10mps connection, go for it. 


I'll try it when I get to a PC. I'm on my PS3's browser right now. You think it'll work on my PS3's browser?

Probably not but worth a try! Report back the results :-p  http://www.gaikai.com/ 



Jay520 on 30 May 2012
kowenicki said:
so Sony games will be available on my pc, on my tv and elsewhere?



I doubt Sony will allow that unless Sony don't plan on releasing a PS4. In which case, our bet is cancelled, of course.