Gaikai

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Gaikai

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legal form Incorporated
founding November 2008
Seat Aliso Viejo , California , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
management David Perry ( CEO )
Branch Information technology
Website www.gaikai.com

Gaikai (from Japanese 外海 , German: open sea ) is an American IT company specializing in streaming technologies for computer games . The company's services and products are mainly used to enable a separation between the calculation and the use of computer games. Games are run on one device and only the image and sound output is output via an Internet or network connection on an end device ( cloud gaming ). Corresponding games can thus be used from high-performance game hardware, regardless of location, even on end devices that have lower computing power or inadequate hardware in comparison. Alongside OnLive, Gaikai is one of the leading providers in this area . Since July 2, 2012, the company has been part of the Sony group, which uses Gaikai's technology primarily to expand the range of its PlayStation product family.

Company history

Gaikai was founded in November 2008 by Andrew Gault and Rui Pereira. In April 2009, game designer David Perry took a stake in the company, who had previously represented and introduced Gaikai as a speaker at specialist computer game events (including GDC 2009 ). Perry assumed the post of CEO of the company. The startup received funding from investors such as Intel Capital , Limelight Networks , Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital , TriplePoint Capital, NEA and Qualcomm . In June 2012, Korean electronics company Samsung announced that it would integrate Gaikai's streaming service into its televisions. On July 2, 2012, the Japanese electronics company Sony announced that it was taking over Gaikai for the equivalent of around 380 million US dollars. As part of the unveiling of Sony's PlayStation 4 game console on February 20, 2013, Perry announced that Gaikai was an important part of the associated services. For example, unlike its predecessors, the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 , the console will not have any downward hardware compatibility with the previous console version. Instead, the games of all previous PlayStation generations are to be made available with the help of Gaikai's streaming technology. In addition, Gaikai's technology should also be used for streaming demo versions and the remote play function for PS4 games on the PlayStation Vita handheld console . The service for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita is called "PlayStation Now" and will not only be available on Sony consoles. TVs, PCs, tablets and smartphones are also supported.

Business model

Gaikai provides streaming services for computer games. For this purpose, the company operates server farms, which take over the execution and calculation of the games. The result is then sent as a stream over the Internet to any receiving device. This allows games to be played on a variety of platforms such as cell phones, televisions, tablets, and the like that may otherwise not qualify for the programs to run. The installation of specially adapted software is not absolutely necessary for this. In addition to streaming complete games, Gaikai's technology is also used, for example, for the installation-free provision of program demos for advertising purposes on websites.

Gaikai has partnerships with leading companies in the information technology and computer games sectors , including Autodesk , Capcom , Electronic Arts , Gamesload , Intel , LG Electronics , nVidia , Ubisoft , Walmart , Warner Bros. and YouTube .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GDC Exclusive: David Perry's Entry into Server-Based Gaming ( English ) In: GameDaily . AOL . March 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved on February 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gaikai Raises $ 10 Million For PC Games In The Browser ( English ) May 4, 2010. Accessed April 7 2011th
  3. ↑ Cloud-Based Game Streaming Service Gaikai Raises $ 30M From Qualcomm, NEA And Others ( English ) July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ SAMSUNG Set to Become a Major Force in the Video Game Industry ( English ) In: Official press release . Samsung . June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Sony To Acquire cloud gaming startup Gaikai For $ 380 Million ( English ) In: Forbes magazine . Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ PlayStation 4 will stream PS1, PS2, PS3 games ( English ) In: Joystiq . AOL . Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Spencer: PlayStation 4 Won't Play PlayStation 3 Games, Coming This Holiday ( English ) Siliconera. February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ PS4Portal.de: PlayStation Now - Sony announces Gaikai-based streaming service , January 7, 2014, accessed January 7, 2014
  9. ↑ http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/20/4010420/sonys-playstation-4-will-use-gaikai-game-streaming-technology
  10. ↑ Seth Tips: Gaikai signs Autodesk for multiplatform interface . May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 18, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.develop-online.net 
  11. ↑ Mike Snider: Capcom teams up with cloud video game company Gaikai (English) . In: USA Today , July 5, 2011. 
  12. ↑ Eric Caoili: E3: Gaikai, EA Partner For Streaming PC Games ( English ) June 17, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  13. ↑ Instant Fun at No Cost: Gamesload launches Germany's First Free Cloud Gaming Offering (English) . April 30, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 18, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gaikai.com 
  14. ↑ Intel Capital and Limelight Networks Make Strategic Investments Into Gaikai ( English ) July 2010. Accessed 11 May 2011 20.
  15. ↑ Sean Buckley: Gaikai partners with LG to power Smart TV gaming service (English) . In: Engadget , January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  16. ↑ Dean Takahashi: Nvidia poised to change gaming with cloud graphics chips (English) . May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012. 
  17. ↑ a b Dean Takahashi: Gaikai thriving with streaming game demo deals from Best Buy and others (exclusive) (English) . In: VentureBeat , January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  18. ↑ Dean Takahashi: Gaikai scores a whopper of a game distribution deal with Walmart.com ( English ) June 21, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  19. ↑ Chris Burns: LOTR Online and D&D Online going cloud streaming (English) . March 9, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.