Sony Computer Entertainment has registered a trademark for an item called PS Cloud, which, given the name and description, appears to be related to cloud computing.

Some of item's "goods and services" read: CLOUD COMPUTING DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE; COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE FOR CONNECTING INTERNET RADIO; COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE FOR CONNECTING INTERNET RADIO FOR HAND-HELD GAMES WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS ... AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF DIGITAL DATA BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

After slicing through the technical language, it appears that 'PS Cloud' will allow gamers to stream games through the Internet, much like the recently revealed OnLive. 'PS' undoubtedly refers to PlayStation, but we're not precisely sure which PlayStation. If PS Cloud is created (many patents never materialize as actual items), would it work alognside the PS3, the PSP, or be its own standalone machine? That, unfortunately, is a question we won't know the answer to very soon.

Source

http://www.psu.com/Sony-trademarks-PS-Cloud-News--a006825-p0.php

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hmm interesting. A way to get ps2 games working on the ps3s without bc ?

PSP 2 =PSP with no UMD and PS CLoud

from what I got from a french xwebsite :

http://www.play3-live.com/news-ps3-sony-cloud-computing-pourrait-revolutionner-la-ps3-13641.html

This system couldallow all PS3 to be linked all together and to function as a p2p community : everybody sharing with everybody.

Demo/video/games dl speed could be dramatically increased ... (?)

I wonder if that's the announcement for today?

Im sorry Sony, Square Enix holds that trademark...

I thought the weather company held it.

Woah, TRIPLE POST?