Sony acquires Gaikai for $380 million

apoppin · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:39 pm

Each GPU you put in the cloud in Nvidia's GRID will serve two end users (two gamers, in this case).

SickBeast · **Joined:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:57 pm **Posts:** 3977

apoppin wrote:

Each GPU you put in the cloud in Nvidia's GRID will serve two end users (two gamers, in this case).

So what, they get 1/2 each? If only 1 gamer is on do they get better graphics?

apoppin · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:49 pm

The point is that cloud gaming has become cost effective. One server GPU comfortably serves two gamers.

dmcowen674 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:30 am **Posts:** 4933

SickBeast wrote:

That's way too much money IMO for something Sony could have developed themselves very easily.

The reason Corporations buy an existing Corporation out is standard practice M&A so that if it does not translate into huge profits they can write it off as a 100% loss.

Microsoft just wrote off 100% of the e-quantitive acquisition they bought 5 years ago for around $6 billion.

It never competed with Google adsense so they just wrote the whole thing off for %100 of what they paid.

SickBeast · **Joined:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:57 pm **Posts:** 3977

apoppin wrote:

The point is that cloud gaming has become cost effective. One server GPU comfortably serves two gamers.

I think they're banking on the fact that at any given time no more than 50% of gamers would want to use their "cloud consoles". It's kinda like how if everyone went to the bank to withdraw all their money the banks wouldn't be able to do it.

Ocre · **Joined:** Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:22 am **Posts:** 2128

SickBeast wrote:

apoppin wrote:

The point is that cloud gaming has become cost effective. One server GPU comfortably serves two gamers.

I think they're banking on the fact that at any given time no more than 50% of gamers would want to use their "cloud consoles". It's kinda like how if everyone went to the bank to withdraw all their money the banks wouldn't be able to do it.

huh?

i dont think i can agree with this statement at all.

apoppin · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:19 pm

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2 ... pean-daily

The best analysts call the acquisition "a genius move"
-- they agree with me

OnLive or Gaikai-type streaming games do not "bank" on having half of the gamers on at once. They will have many data centers that can handle the demand at peak hours
:think:

SickBeast · **Joined:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:57 pm **Posts:** 3977

Ocre wrote:

SickBeast wrote:

apoppin wrote:

The point is that cloud gaming has become cost effective. One server GPU comfortably serves two gamers.

I think they're banking on the fact that at any given time no more than 50% of gamers would want to use their "cloud consoles". It's kinda like how if everyone went to the bank to withdraw all their money the banks wouldn't be able to do it.

huh?

i dont think i can agree with this statement at all.

Well then they're going to have to have server capacity for each virtual console that they sell.

SickBeast · **Joined:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:57 pm **Posts:** 3977

apoppin wrote:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-03-sony-acquisition-of-gaikai-a-genius-move?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=european-daily

The best analysts call the acquisition "a genius move"
-- they agree with me

OnLive or Gaikai-type streaming games do not "bank" on having half of the gamers on at once. They will have many data centers that can handle the demand at peak hours
:think:

Fair enough.

You know what I think will be the best benefit of this transaction for Sony is that it will completely eliminate piracy, perhaps for good.

BoFox · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:22 am

SickBeast wrote:

You know what I think will be the best benefit of this transaction for Sony is that it will completely eliminate piracy, perhaps for good.

I was thinking the same thing when I read the OP! :grin:

Sony had and is having a really hard time deciding what to do with the PS4 - it's more risky than ever - especially with the position they are in now.

Sony acquires Gaikai for $380 million

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