PlayStation 4: it could be a downloadable console.

[KHlover]

Sigh...maybe in 10 years when broadband internet is actually spread far enough.

 

leo-j said:

KHlover said:
Gaikai will be important for the PS5, when most people actually have internet fast enough to properly use it. Also, for the "biggest" comeback in history Sony would have to surpass the PS2, no way in hell. Let's all just wait until the console is properly announced, goddamit. All this hype without any solid information is just annoying...

You can stream HD movies with a 6mbps connnection on netflix, and you can stream games with an 8mbps connection on onlive.. there shouldn't be a problem streaming games next year onto the next playstation.. considering most people have upped to a broadband connection in the U.S at least

According to this link 119 Mil. people in the US don't have broadband at all while 19 Mil. don't even have the option to get it. According to this link the average speed is 6.7Mbps, which would not be fast enough for onlive (so I'll go ahead and say it won't be enough for Gaikai either), so you can imagine how many people below average with broadband won't have the required speed either. Add the people without broadband in and certainly ~50-60% of the US citizens currently wouldn't be able to use a streaming service like Gaikai.

Don't get me wrong, Sony will probably turn Gaikai into something incredible, but this gen won't show Gaikai's true potential.^^

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