The rumored PS4 specs are total overkill for Gaikai. I could imagine Sony using Gaikai for game demos and PS2/3 backwards compatibility, but not "mainstream" gaming.
I'm real disappointed that these consoles are still fighting an arms race. I was hoping to these boxen would really take to the cloud and finally figure out streaming but I guess we're just not there yet.
Why? It seems like a completely ridiculous idea (latency-sensitive, incredible waste of bandwidth). I honestly can't figure out what the purported benefit is.
Re:Spec analysis: XBox720 vs PS4
by mynameisvlad on Monday February 18, 2013 @06:00PM
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But it's the cloud! /s
It's simply not feasible for a majority of countries and their broadband. Also, you would need to design games with lag in mind, otherwise there's a noticeable lag, even at 40 or so ms. You'd need the client to be doing some feedback work.
Of course it depends on a fictional and amazing future network, but considering all relevant information I think that it will most likely be the winning edge for the PS4 in the next decade.
Sony is going to fucking print money when they have a subscription for a streaming gaming service.