Cloud Gaming Discussion V1 - THE FUTURE IS NOW

[Bitl]

Didn't see a thread on Cloud Gaming, so I decided to make one since it is one of my most recent interests.

This thread is about ALL things Cloud Gaming, from PCs, to consoles, and to smartphones.

[B]CURRENT:[/B]

[IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/PlayStation_Now_Logo.svg[/IMG]

[url]https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/psnow/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]PlayStation Now (officially abbreviated as [B]PS Now) is a [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming"]cloud gaming[/URL] service that allows users to pay for access to a selection of original [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3"]PlayStation 3[/URL] titles on either a per-game basis or via a subscription, with plans to offer [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4"]PlayStation 4[/URL] titles in the future, and perhaps also [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)"]PlayStation[/URL], [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2"]PlayStation 2[/URL], and [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Portable"]PlayStation Portable[/URL] titles. [/B][/B][/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;QmXfKa22PZg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmXfKa22PZg[/video]

[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3660100812/a978106d85577e7bbc74fb8b9765d9a5_400x400.png[/IMG]

[url]http://shield.nvidia.com/grid-game-streaming[/url]

[QUOTE]NVIDIA GRID™ is a gaming service that streams popular PC games to your SHIELD device. The service is free until July 31, 2015.[/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;J0Rm0OgbSlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Rm0OgbSlM[/video]

[IMG]http://warcraft.blizzplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/liquidsky-logo-banner-630x291.jpg[/IMG]

[url]https://www.liquidsky.tv/[/url]

[QUOTE]LiquidSky allows any device to run any program or game regardless of its hardware or platform. LiquidSky is currently in Beta.[/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;vjAnbznFp-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjAnbznFp-Y[/video]
Demo by me:
[video=youtube;RhYOqXMU1Js]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhYOqXMU1Js[/video]

[B]DECEASED:

[/B][t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/OnLive_logo_2014.svg[/t]

[url]http://onlive.com/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]OnLive was a [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_View,_California"]Mountain View, California[/URL]-based provider of [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing"]cloud[/URL] [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visualization"]visualization[/URL] technologies. OnLive's flagship product was its [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_gaming"]cloud gaming[/URL] service, which allowed subscribers to rent or demo [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games"]computer games[/URL] without installing them on their device. Games were delivered to OnLive's client software as [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_video"]streaming video[/URL] rendered by the service's servers, rather than rendered locally by the device. This setup allowed the games to run on computers and devices that would normally be unable to run them due to insufficient hardware, and also enabled other features, such as the ability for players to record and spectate gameplay.[/B][/QUOTE]

[B](video is out of date, if anyone finds a video of the newer version of OnLive, I'll replace this video with that)

[/B][video=youtube;i529HQ9HM7Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i529HQ9HM7Q[/video]

[IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/GaikaiLogo.png[/IMG]

[url]https://www.gaikai.com/[/url]

[QUOTE][B]Gaikai (外海, lit. "open sea", i.e. an expansive outdoor space) is a company which provides technology for the streaming of high-end video games. Founded in 2008, it was acquired by [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment"]Sony Computer Entertainment[/URL] in 2012.[/B][/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;jT_BbPTtbN4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_BbPTtbN4[/video]

[B]If there are other services I forgot to add, just tell me and I'll add it to the OP!
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[Bitl]

An update recently released for LiquidSky that upgrades it to Windows 10 and other things.

[url]https://www.reddit.com/r/LiquidSky/comments/3easxg/news_mandatory_maintenance_724/[/url]

The Windows 10 thing requires you to be a Microsoft Insider Preview member for the time being. Hopefully they can fully upgrade to Windows 10 after it's released.