Sony Buys Gaikai 380 Million

<p>Sony has purchased the online cloud based gaming service Gaikai for 380 million&period; There were many rumors about Sony looking to get involved with a cloud based service&period; But no one thought they would straight up buy the service&period; And the other question is how did Sony get the money to buy Gaikai for 380 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s no secret that Sony is currently in financial trouble&period; So you would have to wonder&period; How much are they looking to invest in cloud gaming&quest; The idea of playing PS3 games on the likes of an ipad our Iphone perhaps is not as far of a stretch as we thought&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;SCE will deliver a world-class cloud-streaming service that allows users to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immersive core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime&comma; anywhere on a variety of internet-connected devices&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The CEO of Gaikai&comma; David Perry&comma; said&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;SCE has built an incredible brand with PlayStation and has earned the respect of countless millions of gamers worldwide&period; We&&num;8217&semi;re honored to be able to help SCE rapidly harness the power of the interactive cloud and to continue to grow their ecosystem&comma; to empower developers with new capabilities&comma; to dramatically improve the reach of exciting content and to bring breathtaking new experiences to users worldwide&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>It is still unknown the exact plans behind this move&period; We can only speculate on what they could possibly be planning in the long run&period; What do you think viewers&quest; Is this a positive move by Sony which will help stabilize their current financial predicament&quest; Or is this their last big mistake to deal the final blow to the company&period; Let us know in the comments below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a title&equals;"The Verge" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theverge&period;com&sol;gaming&sol;2012&sol;7&sol;2&sol;3131408&sol;sony-computer-entertainment-buys-gaikai-for-380-million" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">TheVerge<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;