OnLive is coming to OUYA, can Sony strike back with Gaikai?
- Posted July 27th, 2012 at 12:17 EDT by Kyle Prahl
- 15 Comments
The Android-based gaming console OUYA made a big splash on Kickstarter a couple weeks back. Its crowd-funding campaign was record-setting, and the project has already garnered over 5 million dollars in pledged support.
Now, the PlayStation Nation may have reason to be concerned. The Sony acquisition of Gaikai for streaming game content is a potentially huge leap forward for digital entertainment, but OUYA is set to counter with a deal of its own announced earlier today. In an update to the project's Kickstarter page, Gaikai competitor OnLive's general manager Bruce Grove announced that OnLive support will come to OUYA when the console launches next year.
Here's what Grove had to say:
"OUYA is rethinking the console business, making waves by using standard technology to make gaming for your living room accessible, affordable and more innovative than ever. In OnLive's case, we pioneered a groundbreaking, cloud-based system that instantly delivers games to any device on demand.
We are pleased to announce that OnLive will be available on OUYA at launch, extending and building on our commitment to make the best games available to everyone, everywhere."
What this means for OUYA is a Day One app that will allow owners to stream the entire OnLive game library to their console for the mere price of an OnLive membership. Instant demos are also promised, alongside access to hundreds of triple-AAA games from major publishers.
OnLive and Gaikai are without a doubt the two biggest players in the streaming space, so OUYA's partnership with the former is something of a direct affront to Sony. The situation is made more complicated by the fact that Sony has yet to elaborate on what their acquisition of Gaikai actually means - will we be able to stream full PS3 games on our home console? How about streaming to Vita? And what impact will Gaikai have on the next generation of PlayStation?
Sony needs to provide these answers and more to prevent OUYA's announcement from totally stealing its thunder. The good thing is, Sony has greater potential freedom with their streaming than OUYA. After all, Gaikai is now 100-percent owned by Sony, whereas OnLive is simply partnering with OUYA for a third-party app on the platform. In addition, the PlayStation Network's digital library (and the vast backlog of Sony games) absolutely dwarfs the selection offered by OnLive. Just imagine - PSone gems, PS2 classics, PS3 blockbuster hits, and (perhaps) the launch library of PlayStation 4, all streaming to your console and PS Vita handheld.
OnLive and OUYA have provided concrete facts on how gamers will get to enjoy streaming on their cubic $99 box. Sony is in a position to strike back, but only if they announce how Gaikai will change the face of PlayStation gaming forever. And with OUYA's launch right around the corner, Sony must act fast - their first next-gen competitor just stepped into the market.
Sound off in the comments and tell us how Sony can strike back at OUYA. What opportunities should the Gaikai acquisition provide?
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doomsday666
- 12:30pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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for the first time in many years since joining this site i've logged in just to respond to not only this article but the incrediably dumb articles PSU has as of late been writing and publishing. this alongside the half-assed article "3 things that uncharted gets wrong" is the prime examples of journalism intelligence and how much they have become part of the pantheon of failure. this including IGN,kotaku, destructoid, and a whole ocean of failure. journalism died a long time ago and it's replaced with utter stupidity and lack of thinking and creativity..how the have mighty fallen from grace.
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KyleOnTheRun
- 12:56pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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@1 Feel free to PM me -- I'm curious to hear what your issue is with this article.
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stealth20k
- 1:02pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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Streaming is garbage
Sony doesnt have to respond.
" Just imagine - PSone gems, PS2 classics, PS3 blockbuster hits, and (perhaps) the launch library of PlayStation 4, all streaming to your console and PS Vita handheld."
Vita doesnt need that right now it needs its own games
Most companies wont allow there games to be resond this way so what you have is just sony games
streaming is the biggest scam in the industry when it comes to older content
" OUYA's launch right around the corner, Sony must act fast - their first next-gen competitor just stepped into the market."
Ouya isnt a competitor to anyone.
They have 40k backers, it wont be sold in stores, and it will largely be forgotten
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KyleOnTheRun
- 1:10pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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@3 How licensing works on digital goods isn't really known to anyone but Sony and third-parties, but isn't it possible that anything already on the PlayStation Store is under Sony's rights to stream?
I also wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the chance of OUYA making a serious impression in the business. Android is a hugely popular platform, and I think this thing is going to get a lot of buzz around launch time, especially at that price point.
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Ghost-Rhayne |
Ghost-Rhayne- 1:18pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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Sony is fine. Isn't there over 5000 titles on the PS2? How many on PSX? Add PS3 and you have more than enough on offer to remain relevant.
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JackC |
jack1982cp- 1:27pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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Isn't Ouya for playing smart phone games on your TV? I think that's an entirely different demographic than Sony is after. In fact, I think it may be a non-existent demographic. OnLive has been around for years and most people don't even know about it. I don't see their partnership being much of a threat to anybody.
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ArNy07
- 1:33pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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Well i think this is the first time ive ever said something on this whole site and its been my PS3 homepage since ive had my PS3!!! and use it about 3 times a day! (5 YEARS?!?!) i dont want to change it i like this site and the people on the forums even though i only look through! i totally agree with #1 sorry.
I feel like the articles from this site have changed so much over the last few months especially the titles, from misleading to fanboy luring for n4g hits and it never used to be like this! the whole reason i love this site was cause it was something different from IGN... please keep it real...
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Paranoimia
- 7:09pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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Sony doesn't need to respond, because Ouya isn't a serious competitor. Android games pretty much suck, and Ouya isn't going to change that, because neither Android nor the devices offer sufficient tech to rival the PS3/360 or their next-gen successors as a serious gaming platform.
And I say this as a fan of Android, and the owner of an Android smartphone and a Nexus 7.
Even the best Android games are extremely limited when compared to console games. Graphically, they can perhaps match up - but in terms of content they're just too limited. I'm currently trying Dead Trigger on my Nexus 7, and it is absolutely no match for any PS3/360 FPS in terms of content or level design.
Similarly, I've tried OnLive, and while it was better than I expected, graphics were sub-standard - a streaming service uses compression, and so the image quality suffers - it will never compete with a 'standard' console sitting under your TV.
Certain types of game will no doubt do very well on Ouya, but you're not going to get your Uncharted's, Gran Turismo's, Fallout's, Skyrim's etc. So I don't think Sony (or Microsoft or Nintendo for that matter) have too much to worry about.
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KyleOnTheRun
- 8:35pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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@9 For information's sake, the hardware specs of OUYA beat X360 and PS3 pretty handily.
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Logamus_Prime |
Logamus_Prime- 10:27pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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This is what I was visioning as truly "Next-gen." Alas Netflix esque instant streaming of games on your console. I'm excited for this. Though I can highly expect subscriptions fees to be high. I'm totally in. Some people out there thought they were joking about a system going all digital. This is a reality and I can't wait for it.
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jayman1 |
Srg_Slaughter- 10:53pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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The OUYA is a piece of junk it doesnt matter if they have onlive its the equipment you use. Sony has worked hard for perfection through years and years of hardwork. Why anyone would trust an untested machine is beyond me.The only thing about this article that intrigues me is what is microsoft going to do.There whole plan for a new system released on the internet if true outlines aquiring ONLIVE.It also goes onto say that onlive is microsofts biggest threat and aquiring onlive will be a major part of microsofts plan.With this annoucement it is quite shocking or is it a ploy by onlive to get microsoft to move its chess pieces? Idk but I dont see Onlive selling unless microsoft makes an enormous bid to buy onlive. I mean microsoft has everything it needs to make its own cloud service.Why would microsoft tell there own lawfirm to have anyone who has this document have it taken down. If this document is true and microsoft sees onlive as a big threat and needs to aquire it then things just got alot more interesting. I think sony has won a huge battle today there aquisition of Gaikai looks like a steal and now microsoft is on the spot after todays annoucement.
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HiMyNameIs
- 11:47pm EDT - July 27th, 2012
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@1 you do have a point with some of these articles, but this one is at least interesting. I for one love competition because in this society it seems to be the only thing that helps the players and forces the game companies to push the envelope. I don't think either company will be too successful with this endeavor, but it will at least open doors for making games cheaper and more easily accessable for us.
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