If you haven’t heard of Gaikai, it’s a cloud gaming service much like Onlive, and according to founder Dave Perry, it’s better than PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii.
“The consoles people are playing on today are five to six years old, and those machines are not running the games fast at all,” he said in a recent interview with Reuters.
“These consoles are playing games at 30 frames per second, which adds to the latency. Gaikai’s servers are running at 60 fps. We’re using modern hardware and not five-year-old hardware.”
Part of Perry’s confidence comes from the rise of digital sales over retail, adding it’ll be a key factor in future markets.
“If there’s a console that doesn’t use technology like this it will fall behind as it won’t be using the capabilities of the internet. … It’s clear that cloud gaming is in the crosshairs of every major technology company in the world,” he argued.
“Today, playing a large title online is not convenient. ‘World of Warcraft’ has an average 30 clicks before users can get into the game play, whereas ‘Farmville’ has an average of two clicks,” he continued.
“Our focus is on how to make these big games convenient for playing on a platform like Facebook.”
As for the new deals, Perry said they’re going “back and fourth” with at least “20 major companies”, and are looking to expand even more. He said, “We have conducted tests on all major consoles, and will soon be announcing new deals.”
Thanks, VG247.
if you live in japan where everyone has access to ADSL2 speeds and unlimited download usages for pennies.
but sadly most dont.
Yeah – the west are eating our pockets for rubbish internet!