The latest PlayStation 4 rumor is that Sony’s upcoming console will stream PlayStation 3 games using Gaikai technology. Some of you will recall that Sony Computer Entertainment purchased Gaikai in July 2012. The Wall Street Journal broke the story, noting that the streaming service will likely be used only for old games. That isn’t to say that new games won’t be available digitally; those will likely require a full download, rather than streaming.
For those of you with large PlayStation 3 videogame libraries, the news is probably disconcerting. The PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 offered backwards compatibility with games from the previous generation. Some pundits believe that the PlayStation 4 will not, since it uses a considerably different AMD architecture and many presume that it won’t include a second chipset to support old games (especially if that $400 price point rumor is on the mark).
The answers to numerous PlayStation 4 questions will (again, presumably) be answered on February 20, when Sony has its big press event. Until then, let’s have fun with the WSJ rumor. What do you think of streaming PS3 games on the new console? Is not having PS3 backwards compatibility a deal-breaker for any of you? Also, can you feel that? That’s the heat from the flames of a brewing console war. Fore!!!
I shall tee off.
What a major @55 fucking if you bought digital games on your PS account. I don’t think more needs to be said. Good thing Steam will allow me to play games on an AMD or Intel chipset in perpetuity.
What I took away from that comment is that you went out of your way to censor the word “ass” but not the word “fucking”.
Well played, sir.
-M
Indeed :)
But I noticed you weren’t disagreeing either.
I really don’t think it’s an ass reaming. I had to buy a ps3 after suffering the ylod and I was pretty satisfied with the way I could DL my games I had gotten from the amnesty and Fat Princess even DLC from little big planet. If they keep the PSN I don’t see them having any issues on letting u re-download purchases from the PS store as long as u have ur acct info. The thing that worries me is since I’ll have to stream it is what happens when the PSN gets hacked or I have no Internet service. Am I unable to play the game then???
You misunderstand the implication Ray is hinting at. The PS4 by virtue of system architecture will not play PS titles locally. You have to stream. There is no redownload.
In my head, you said, “There is no redownload!” the same way Apollo Creed told Rocky Balboa, “There is no tomorrow!”
I like that. I’m honored to be associated with Apollo Creed in your mind at least for a moment! hahahaha.
You do know that this requires you and Tokz to run around on the beach together wearing short-shorts and really high socks, right?
yeah but that also means we are incredibly buff and are professional fighters.
Once the PS4 hits I’ll buy a PS3 so the compatibility issue will not be an issue for me. As for the streaming, it’s a great move on Sony’s part because they have been left behind before in terms of being the first company to adopt new technology, except for Blu Ray, and integrate it successfully.