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makingmusic476 on 02 June 2012

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First and third-party games to be streamed to hardware

 

Sony's rumoured cloud gaming deal with Gaikai is to allow current-generation hardware to play PlayStation 2 and PSone games via a streaming solution,GamesIndustry International understands.

According to sources, the service will offer first-party games and be open to third-party publishers to sell back catalogue to players. The partnership is likely to be announced at E3 next week as part of Sony's conference on Monday.

Gaikai already has an extensive portfolio of video game partners that have been on board with CEO David Perry's vision since the service first went live, including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Capcom, but all titles so far have been for the PC format.

The appetite for PlayStation 2 games has been proven with collected HD releases of titles including Silent Hill, God of War, Devil May Cry and Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

The streaming games company has also signed up retailers like GAME and Best Buy, services such as YouTube, TV manufacturer LG and social network Facebook, and is expected to announce further partnerships next week.

It's not yet clear which Sony devices beyond the PlayStation 3 would get a Gaikai-supported game streaming service, but it could extend to Sony branded TVs and tablets.

A backwards compatibility offering at this stage in the PS3's lifecycle would also allow Sony to test streaming games before it goes fully next-gen with the release of the PlayStation 4.

Sony's history with backwards compatibility is patchy. The PlayStation 3 originally allowed gamers to play older PlayStation 2 and PSone games, but support for PS2 games was dropped as the PS3 went through a number of different iterations. PSone and PlayStation 2 games are currently available for download on the PlayStation Store.

Both Sony Computer Entertainment and Gaikai declined to comment when contacted.

 

This is about what I imagined it to be.  It sounds like all games bought via PSN will be playable via streaming, and will therefore work on all future platforms.  PS4, etc.

Though there's some speculation it'll be like Netflix.



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Jay520 on 02 June 2012

If this is true, I wonder if Sony will pffer PS2/1 games for free. Would be pretty cool.

EDIT:Nevermind, I didn't think before I spoke.



italo244 on 02 June 2012
Jay520 said:
If this is true, I wonder if Sony will pffer PS2/1 games for free. Would be pretty cool.

EDIT:Nevermind, I didn't think before I spoke.

For real, if its only for PS+ membrs, they could offer free games for one day or two(weekend). Would be great, srsly!



Fusioncode on 02 June 2012

That might actually convince me to get Playstation Plus.



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hatmoza on 02 June 2012

I have reason to final renew my PSN+... not that I ever purchase it. I was riding my 6 month free package I last summer.



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zarx on 02 June 2012

already posted but whatever http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=143862&page=1#



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richardhutnik on 03 June 2012
italo244 said:
Jay520 said:
If this is true, I wonder if Sony will pffer PS2/1 games for free. Would be pretty cool.

EDIT:Nevermind, I didn't think before I spoke.

For real, if its only for PS+ membrs, they could offer free games for one day or two(weekend). Would be great, srsly!

Streaming PS2 games seems to be a feature worth adding to beef up PS+.



mike_intellivision on 03 June 2012

This is not backward compatibility.
Tis is reselling old software to work on new hardware.
OP title is incorrect.

Mike from Morgantown



      


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richardhutnik on 03 June 2012
mike_intellivision said:
This is not backward compatibility.
Tis is reselling old software to work on new hardware.
OP title is incorrect.

Mike from Morgantown

It is a form of backwards compatibility, just one that doesn't insure that people can play content they own.



mike_intellivision on 04 June 2012
richardhutnik said:
mike_intellivision said:
This is not backward compatibility.
Tis is reselling old software to work on new hardware.
OP title is incorrect.

Mike from Morgantown

It is a form of backwards compatibility, just one that doesn't insure that people can play content they own.

So is the current method of selling games through the PSN Store.

Using that same logic, the Wii is b/c with the NES, SNES, N64, SMS, Genesis, C64, and arcade machines -- not just the Gamecube.

Personally, making you rebuy games to me is much ado about nothing.

 

Mike from Morgantown



      


I am Mario.


I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble.

Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492

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