No it's not how many times we have to say we know it can't offload the entire game with proper result for the gamer.... but if it can offload even 10% of tasks that don't need per frame reactivity it is 10% more processing power on the box you can use for those per frame visuals....
Simple example take fable original concept where villages where suppose to evolve realistically.... or family trees be evolving too etc... all that stuff has very little impact on what you see and could be happening elsewhere....
Yeah you can have same results on your iPhone this is the entire point of cloud tech on the long run.... suppressing complex hardware with simple terminal monitors with input solutions.... basically one day any TV with keyboard will be enough to use anything regardless of the resource needed....
The difference here is that when it comes to cloud infrastructures on the servers side MS has by far the upper hand on almost anyone... maybe Google could be and is a fair contender and still they don't have things like azure or Orlean.... but apple doesn't and certainly not Sony.... once again when it comes to cloud tech comparing Sony to MS is comparing a dwarf with a behemoth.... they have nothing close in terms of infrastructures already in place and won't be able financially to match it..... compared to MS.... so no it's not a PR stunt... now will rev exploit it is an other debate....
but regardless cloud computing is the future for thousands of reasons.... internet connections are getting better every day all around the world... it is to today's world railroad was a few centuries ago or highways more recently... then it will also be an essential point for hardware... needing only a terminal to do things will allow smaller lighter cheaper device more eco friendly with very long battery life... and when you see where technology was not even 30 years ago and where it is today and how increasingly fast it's going... it won't take long for the cloud to be more and more relevant for the mainstream
