The deal with Gaikai is – according to rumours this afternoon – to enable PlayStation 2 and PS1 game streaming on current generation devices. We’ve been hinting at and discussing this for a little while, but GI have gone live with some additional information so it’s worth revisiting the story ahead of next week’s much-rumoured E3 reveal.
According to the site, the streaming deal will initially open up first party games but Sony are apparently trying to get third party publishers to get on board and sell their games via the new partnership. TheSixthAxis hopes that both the PS3 and PS Vita will be able to make use of this new service, although obviously we can’t confirm anything.
It’s also widely expected to tie into PlayStation Plus.
gazzagb
I’m tired of these rumours flying around. Yesterday it seemed it was definite the partnership was with Onlive, and yet now this article reads as if the Gaikai deal is a dead cert. These rumours are just adding un-needed hype. This time next week after the presentations we’ll know exactly what’s going on, and I can’t wait for that.
cnutard
Same here. Was interested to begin with but now I’m getting bored of all the speculation and just want the official review to squash all the rumours.
Then again, we aren’t forced to read the articles ;)
cnutard
Review is meant to say reveal*
gazzagb
The main thing is that I bet it will end up being nothing like what has been rumoured, and yet I still want to read all the articles to keep an eye on what’s being speculated!
bunimomike
Same here too. Utterly sick to death of conjecture spanning so many effing articles and the entire media is at it. Sure, let’s play the guessing game but not spiralling through so many articles.
XisTG
i can’t see how one can play a FF game on vita by streaming. It’s not like data plans are so cheap you are always connected.
hazelam
i would assume the streaming would require a wifi connection.
XisTG
i guess so, although that would go right against the portable side of the vita. But i have faith we’ll be able to play psone games straight from the memory card :)
KeRaSh
If this turns out to be true it would be a huge letdown for me. They should add regular PS1 compatibility to the Vita first.
If they think about streaming anything to a Vita it should be something the Vita couldn’t handle by itself, like full PS3 games…
TSBonyman
Gosh, that’s a bit disappointing. I didn’t have much interest in streaming games but at least if they were new games i might give it a chance, definitely not for old ps1/ps2 games though. Most of the best ps2 games already had a HD remake so i really don’t see any point to this for me.
Bilbo_bobbins
what is the point in this? Honestly, Sony come up with some cracking ideas some time.
jimmy-google
Current gen would have been interesting but I don’t play ps1 and ps2 games now and I’m not paying for a 3g vita and 3g access to play on the move. I’m hoping this is just a pilot of what we will get with ps3/4 games in the near future
Amphlett
PS1 and PS2 games streaming? Face? Bothered?
There’s a reason why I trade in all of my old games and same goes for a large proportion of gamers, hence the large 2nd hand games market share.
If they push they push the boundaries with this scheme, in a similar way to the PS Lite/PS3/PS4 theory you summed up earlier this wee then I can see some attraction but, as it stands, I have no interest in this service at all.
iBirch
I brought PS+ for 3 months just incase. Hope this works for Vita.
Awayze
Why do ppl want to play games from the older gens?!?!? Just buy a PS3 60GB of eBay and then you have access to every PS1 and PS2 game ever made.
Streaming is a P.O.S and waste of money unless it’s like £2 a month to play any PS1/PS2 game.
IAmJacksMedullaOblongata
Is it possible that Sony are jumping in bed with both Gaikai and OnLine?
This is madness! MADNESS! Someone just tell me which one it is. I’m losing my mind.