Gaikai begins within a few months with the streaming of full games. The service offers up to now, only demos. Also Gaikai is available via Facebook. About competition with OnLive makes the ceo is not concerned.
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz has David Perry, ceo of Gaikai, announced that the Dutch gamestreamingdienst within a few months begins with the provision of full games. This will happen when Gaikai is available via Facebook. Gaikai streams currently, all games on YouTube and the sites of Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and U.s. retail chain Best Buy.
About competition from OnLive seems Perry will not have to worry. OnLive was previously on the market and it has now been officially rolled out in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is use on pc’s, Android devices and OnLives own microconsole. According to Perry works OnLive otherwise, and access to the source code needed to create a game to make it suitable for streaming, something that Gaikai is not necessary. Also think Perry that Gaikai has a greater range it will have, because with the help of Flash and Java from the browser can be played.
Finally, warns Perry console manufacturers and other parties gamestreamingmarkt not to be underestimated. On consumentenelektronicabeurs CES said Nanea Reeves, chief product officer of Gaikai, that the emergence of gamestreamingdiensten less space will remain on the consolemarkt. Reeves think even Sony or Microsoft, the battle will have to give up. “Not all of the current consolebouwers will be a next generation. That is the big news of E3.”