Didn't get a chance to use Gaikia unfortunately, used onLive for a little while, and it worked ok on strategy games, but when i played games such as AC, it just wasnt graphically good enough. I am sure some people wouldn't mind, but certainly in open world games for me its all about the world and how good it looks...

Really good article on Eurogamer - to sum it up, from things that a typical game engine cycle consists of:

- Game physics (update models)
- Triangle setup and optimization
- Tessellation
- Texturing
- Shading
- Various render passes
- Lighting calculations
- Post effects
- Immediate AI
- Ambient (world) AI
- Immediate physics (shots, collisions)
- Ambient physics

things that seem suited for running on cloud:

- ambient background tasks
- some forms of lighting (though it seems only for static environments)
- background AI

How many multiplatform games will use it? I'm guessing zero-ish.

That stuff's fine, it's the over the top comments (e.g. 40x more powerful than 360, 5 Tflops of power available!) that make people say it's PR bullshit.

This is a new technology that has some promise, but MS are using it to deflect from the core specs (as on paper they appear weaker than the competition) but are pushing the limits of believability in some of their statements. It's the same thing Sony did with PS3; great potential in the technology but inflated marketing.

You're in the UK right?

Which ISP are you with and is that a first year deal only? That seems like a pretty sweet deal otherwise.

Huh? Not according to the DF article:

well it should make a difference with online only games where you log into the game client, in small managebale ways it could prove usefull. but that means the game is tied constantly to a connection

At this point though, it's mostly out of MS' hands. They already have the servers and data centers in place to make it happen, they're now relying on global internet infrastructure to catch up. There's only do so much they can in that respect.

Using a BBC article that was talking about UK:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21785383

Their article is talking about top 10?

from my perspective i see this whole cloud debate as the sony corner really just want to be on top.  its like microsoft is doing it it sucks, it dont work, and so on.  when sony bought gaikai  and all it's cloud prowess the souny corner cheered it on.  it's the best thing in the world (whew almost inserted some political commentary since its soooo similar)

this is how a rational gamer would take away from the article.  they would wish it work great for microsoft why?  because if succesful sony can implement the same thing.  isnt one of sony slogans believe?  what if this cloud stuff did work.  what could a ps4 cloud game do?  i like new tech all i see since the xbox one launch it's bash anything microsoft touch.  right or wrong.

always on. ps4 always on

tv tv tv from the people that bluray bluray bluray

i could go on but its pointless.  dont let fanaticism blind you from the possibilities regardless of where it from.