Pachter about the Sony/Gaikai deal inside

[happydolphin]

Andrespetmonkey said:

happydolphin said:

Sal.Paradise said:

happydolphin said:
So, what are the system specs for gakai and is it a piece of HW or just a service for PCs?

There are no system specs required - that's the whole point! It just streams video to your device over the internet, like a Netflix movie. It can be used on pretty much any device with an internet connection, although Sony will probably limit it to themselves and maybe certain manufacturers.

Thanks Sal. So, is it able to stream 1080 HD, is there any lag or is this a fully proven concept?

Depends on your connection. You only need a decent speed for HD video streaming (720p) but games are a whole other beast, requiring beast internet for good visuals and performance. It won't be the method of choice for gamers for a while.

Are you saying that because movies require no rendering time and are pre-rendered, thus require 0 "Game Pipeline" latency?

Ultimately Gakai seems to be achieving it using alternative methods and solutions. I'm not sure if they can pull off 1080p, since the higher the resultion, the higher the latency (compression, #packets required). But better graphics won't affect latency in any way after the rendering stage I think. It's only resolution that radically affects performance if I understand correctly.

With that in mind, will 1080p be possible anytime soon?