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PlayStation 4 can stream PS3 games, reports sayDela @ Feb 17, 2013 00:50 | 12 comments
Last July, Sony acquired Gaikai in a deal worth $380 million, which led to speculation that the PlayStation 3 would be able to stream game demoes and possibly older PS2 games from the service.
According to a WSJ report, Sony has decided to support streaming of PS3 games to the PS4 console, using the technology acquired from Gaikai. This will allow Sony to offer a level of backwards compatibility, rather than having to include extra hardware in the PS4, or work on complicated software emulation.
Sony is expected to highlight the support for streaming when it reveals the PlayStaion 4 (PS4) in New York on Wednesday, February 20. |
Sony will provide backwards compatibility with PlayStation 3 (PS3) games by supporting streaming them to the console, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Comment by: hikaricor (Feb 17, 2013 07:12) I assume this means I'll have to buy or relicense all of my ps2 and ps3 games again? The hell with that. I'll just stick the old consoles until I absolutely need a ps4.. at which point I'll have 3 systems connected to my tv. |
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Comment by: elbald90 (Feb 17, 2013 09:37) and then when you've paid a fortune to relicense them sony will disable the ability to use them via a mandatory firmware update |
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Comment by: Jemborg (Feb 17, 2013 14:26) Originally posted by hikaricor: Only three?
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Comment by: KillerBug (Feb 18, 2013 01:33) I already know my next pc will support my games without needing to repurchase, and without an internet connection in many cases. It will even support games released in the Atari era....as well as atari games. Sony is such a scam. |
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Comment by: hikaricor (Feb 18, 2013 14:33) Originally posted by Jemborg: Three is all I'll need. Everything else is emulated on my xbmc system. |
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Comment by: Jemborg (Feb 18, 2013 14:52) Originally posted by hikaricor: Fair enough.
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Comment by: coorva (Feb 18, 2013 16:00) Originally posted by KillerBug: yes im not in a hurry to jump into PS4,,Ill wait CFW still works for me
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (Feb 18, 2013 17:51) Originally posted by hikaricor: Anyone make a good Xbox emulator yet?
Copyright infringement is nothing more than civil disobedience to a bad set of laws. Lets renegotiate them.
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Comment by: hikaricor (Feb 19, 2013 00:29) Originally posted by Jemborg: Well damn, four consoles then. :D Forgot about the OUYA.
Originally posted by ZippyDSM: Surprisingly unless someone has just been building one for a private community and keeping it under wraps to avoid cease and desist orders from microsoft there is a major lack of xbox emulators out there. A few early emus that ceased production almost immediately are out there and one that only runs Halo, but aside from them that whole scene is desolate.
--aaron
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Comment by: Jemborg (Feb 19, 2013 06:05) Originally posted by hikaricor: Good on you mate. Regards.
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Comment by: Dragon3000 (Feb 19, 2013 08:23) I've got a Wii. Hooray!! for me.
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