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“Samsung Cloud Gaming” Probably Rules Out Gaikai For Sony Deal

Rumours have been circulating that Sony is looking to buy up an online streaming company – with most assuming it’ll be either Gaikai or OnLive. Well, despite a few nuggets suggesting it might be the former, news published this evening move the pointer back towards OnLive.

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NYC_Gamer4374d ago (Edited 4374d ago )

Gaikai is designed to work on tv/tablets/monitors.....Samsun g running the service on their box doesn't really mean anything.....Gaikai isn't limited to one brand of tv or tablet...

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed...

Any brand with a smart tv could use Gaikai...

yesmynameissumo4374d ago

Unless their agreement with Samsung prohibits it. It isn't ridiculous to think Samsung would try to lock that down.

joeorc4374d ago (Edited 4374d ago )

Sure anything can Happen but it's very unlikely that it would be able too.

reason being. Cloud game streaming is just in it's infancy and they want to expand it as much as they can.

Just like OnLive the companies that made the service would not limit their service to one unless it was paid to do so . And with the investors limiting your "Open Cloud" gaming service kinda defeats the purpose.

Example :

Samsung makes the galaxy Note but yet

Gaikai will stream games on the Wikipad gaming tablet

http://www.technologytell.c...

So that makes both OnLive and Gaikai on Android now.

and this would not keep Sony from buying the cloud company anyway.

like you said there always a chance, but i would say slim to none

yesmynameissumo4374d ago

Samsung isn't wanting to expand game streaming. They want to capitalize on the service of Gaikai and give consumers a reason to buy their TVs over someone else.

KonaBro4374d ago

Just because Gaikai is providing services to Samsung doesn't mean that Sony still can't buy them out.

house4374d ago

exactly... Microsoft bought out Skype and thats on the ps vita so its ridiculous to think gaikai cant get bought out just because its on Samsung

Rush4374d ago (Edited 4374d ago )

Except for the fact Sony can't afford to buy anyone out at the minute let alone a risky cloud gaming platform.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/b...

@below

Yeah share holders will be thrilled with Sony buying an unproven cloud gaming platform. It's simply not going to happen doesn't make sense and Sony cant afford to be slashing cash around.

Disccordia4374d ago

Sony have $10Billion stored away for acquisitions.

DJLB21154374d ago

yeah but i still hope its Onlive

house4374d ago (Edited 4374d ago )

@discordia
exactly Sony PlayStation are one of the few sony branches bring in money so im more than sure they can acquire gaikai or which ever they have there eyes on

Chrono4374d ago

I'd love Samsung to get involved. The current services are mostly available to the U.S. and a few other countries. What about the rest of the world?

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers28d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken27d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g27d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing27d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H927d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola27d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66927d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle27d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg28d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos28d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola28d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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