Cloud Gaming Discussion V1 - Redux

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I did create a topic like this a while ago but I don't want to bump it since its WAY too darn old. Instead, I decided to make this one.

Summary of Cloud gaming:
[QUOTE][B]Cloud gaming, sometimes called [B]gaming on demand, is a type of online [B]gaming. Currently there are two main types of [B]cloud gaming: [B]cloud gaming based on video streaming and [B]cloud gaming based on file streaming. [B]Cloud gaming aims to provide end users frictionless and direct play-ability of [B]games across various devices.[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/QUOTE]

[B]THE SERVICES![/B]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mbhVNLL.png[/IMG]

[URL]https://www.liquidsky.tv/[/URL] (My Referral link: [URL]https://liquidsky.tv/r/lCHYYqQ[/URL] )

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

It currently has the following 4 OSs available:
Ubuntu
SteamOS
Windows 10 (Windows Store Only) (Coming Soon before May 1st)
Windows 8.1 (Coming Soon before May 1st)

[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]

[IMG]http://www.leapcomputing.com/images/newleaplogo.png[/IMG]

[URL]http://www.leapcomputing.com/[/URL]
[QUOTE]Leap Computing uses advanced custom Datacenter hardware, and State of the art proprietary software to enable seamless, high performance Desktop PCs in the cloud.[/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;aymiYhC1QdU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aymiYhC1QdU[/video]

[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.[/QUOTE]

[video=youtube;J0Rm0OgbSlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Rm0OgbSlM[/video]
[B]THE GRAVEYARD:
[/B]
[IMG]http://dadhack.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/OnLive-Logo.png[/IMG]

[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![/B]