The Official Sony E3 Press Conference 2012 - Beyond, PASBR characters, exclusive call of duty vita, Acreed vita bundle, GOW!, much more - Discuss

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richardhutnik said:

PlaystaionGamer said:
where did this cloud gaming hype come from?
i hate the idea of cloud gaming so i really hope not

Cloud is the BIG buzz hype word in the IT industry, along with "virtualization".  This is a part of it.  It causes piracy to just not be possible, nor used game sales, and also causes the console maker to get the coin from game rentals.  Then factor in reports like this:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-close-to-agreeing-cloud-gaming-acquisition/096914 

Yes, looking like Sony may acqure OnLive, or a competitor.  With this move, can see Microsoft jumping in also.  With OnLive, the PS3 will get every single PC game on OnLive on its console, and the OnLive service also.  It can then get a subscription model going also.  

Most information seems to be pointing to Gaikai right now.