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PlayStation 3 Games Are Coming To PC (cnet.com)
PlayStation 3 games are coming to Windows. Sony said Tuesday that it is bringing its PlayStation Now game-streaming program to Windows PCs. The service broadcasts PlayStation 3 games over the internet similar to the way Netflix beams movies to devices like Roku. CNET reports: This fall, you'll be able to play previously exclusive games like Uncharted 3 and Shadow of the Colossus on a Windows laptop. The catch: you'll be playing those games over the internet with Sony's streaming game service, PlayStation Now. Think Netflix. PlayStation Now has already been around for a couple of years on the PS4, PS3, PS Vita handheld, plus a handful of Blu-ray players and smart TVs. For $20 a month or $45 for three, the service gives players unlimited access to a long list of over 400 PlayStation 3 games. Like Netflix or any other streaming service, the quality can vary wildly depending on your internet connection -- Sony requires a solid 5Mbps connection at all times, and that doesn't change today. What changes is the size of Sony's audience. With a Windows laptop or tablet, you aren't tethered to a big-screen TV. You could theoretically take these PlayStation games anywhere -- and wherever you go, your save games stream with you.
"With a Windows laptop or tablet, you aren't tethered to a big-screen TV. You could theoretically take these PlayStation games anywhere"
The article says it requires a DualShock 4 controller. I don't see how that will work with all Windows tablets, especially seeing as ARM-based Windows tablets (like the Surface 1 and 2 non-Pro) allow only XInput controllers (that is, Xbox 360 controllers and one Logitech model).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as though this streaming service doesn't use the GPU or any of its corresponding APIs; it mentions the only requirements being a fast CPU and fast enough Internet connection.
That being the case, why the hell is this Windows exclusive? Why not open it to Macs and desktop Linux?
Didn't you read the memo? Desktop computers are dead, please recycle yours as soon as possible. Then buy the future: Tablet computers! Think of all the excitement of Windows computing only just without mouse or keyboard and other legacy devices - the finger is the new stylus! Just think of the possibilities for developers where squiggling ones finger in a random pattern just may create the perfect code! And it doesn't end there - why use cumbersome legacy programs for creating art when the finger touching cool new apps can do it! And wouldn't it be really nice if one could do some work while calming a screaming baby? With a tablet computer you can - just don't hit the baby too hard, the tablet may break.
Ehum...
Heavily compressed mpeg streams of last gen ps3 graphics and 100ms+ lag on controls.. I'll pass.