Gaikai seems to have leaked the price for renting games through PlayStation Now. VG247 has eagle-eyed a UI concept from the official website for the online rental service, and the rental prices, written in light blue, will be as low as $4.99. Sony has prices varying from game to game. Uncharted 3, a first-party game published by Sony, will be available for the lower price at $4.99,...
Now that the PlayStation 4 is out and proving its mettle at retail, Sony is talking about the future of the console. Specifically, they’re talking about using Gaikai to stream games to PlayStation 4 owners. While the details of how Sony will use the Gaikai service are still murky, it’s assumed the company will give gamers access to PlayStation 3, 2 and 1 games through the streaming...
Earthworm Jim was truly a hero of his age, but only his age and no other. His ludicrous pair of 2D platforming games from the 16-bit era reached a level of acclaim to match their legendary Japanese counterparts, staunch with their wacky sense of early 90s Saturday morning cartoon humor. His popularity even generated its own cartoon show and action figure line, but two dud games in a row...
In what can only be considered a very exciting move for any gamer, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has announced this morning that it has acquired cloud-based game streaming company Gaikai for approximately $380 million. Founded in 2008, Gaikai isn't too different to OnLive, another cloud-based gaming company that is already becoming hugely popular. The service delivers high-quality...