As "The Wall Street Journal" published that Sony Corporation will use streaming technology for its next generation console regarding games and it is going to be announced on 20 February (tomorrow).
Last June Sony purchased Gaikai - a company that streams video games online in real time from remote servers, sending compressed video frames. Now The Wall Street Journal says what many were expecting that Sony will use that technology and that will reveal it on 20 Feb. Although Sony is not neccessarily going to use directly Gaikai, just the streaming tech which will bring the Playstation 3 games to the new console.
Previous generation of Playstation (PSX, PS1, PS2, PS3) have offered backward compatibility. That means that a PS1 disc could be read by a PS2 system and a PS2 disc could be read by a PS3 system. But the playstation to come is expected to use AMD x86 chips, which will not be compatible with the system architecture of the previous consoles/discs. So streaming online the games of previous consoles should cover that technology chasm between past and future systems allowing some compatibility. Techically the already owned by the users original games of PS1, PS2, PS3 will be totally worthless when it comes to PS4.
Rumors want Sony not to stream PS4 games because Gaikai and OnLive have been delivered a maximum of 720p resolution, something that it could be really "heavy" for internet connection".
Well, the only way to verify those rumors is just to wait until 20 Feb. a date that surely many of us are waiting a day that will definitely change the future gaming. In a bad or in a good way?
We will find out soon...
Source: theverge.com
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