Sony acquires Gaikai

We knew Sony was holding out on E3 and it's finally surfaced that Sony will officially be acquiring the cloud streaming service Gaikai. At a price tag of $380 million (US dollars of course) SCE, now with Gaikai, will provide new innovative entertainment services that use cloud technology. To keep the chatter to minimal, here's the official press release below.

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement on June 30, 2012 (Japan Time) to acquire Gaikai Inc., the world’s leading interactive cloud-based gaming company, for approximately USD 380 million. Through the acquisition, SCE will establish a new cloud service, ensuring that it continues to provide users with truly innovative and immersive interactive entertainment experiences.


“By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE’s extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users with unparalleled cloud entertainment experiences,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “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, anywhere on a variety of internet-connected devices.”

“SCE has built an incredible brand with PlayStation and has earned the respect of countless millions of gamers worldwide,” said David Perry, CEO of Gaikai Inc., “We’re honored to be able to help SCE rapidly harness the power of the interactive cloud and to continue to grow their ecosystem, to empower developers with new capabilities, to dramatically improve the reach of exciting content and to bring breathtaking new experiences to users worldwide.”


Established in 2008 and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Gaikai has developed the highest quality, fastest interactive cloud-streaming platform in the world that enables the

streaming of quality games to a wide variety of devices via the internet. With this acquisition, SCE will establish a cloud service and expand its network business by taking full advantage of Gaikai's revolutionary technology and infrastructure including data centers servicing dozens of countries and key partners around the world.


The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

SCE will continue to aggressively expand a new world of entertainment through the introduction of innovative technologies and the delivery of amazing experiences.


This could become a pretty large issue for Microsoft as Sony now have a viable way to push the PS3 and Vita brands into pretty much any device with a Wifi connection.....

This doesnt come as a surprise and it will be interesting now to see how M$ react. Most likely they will issue a new model of Kinect in a wacky colour...

N1NJA FWG wrote:This doesnt come as a surprise and it will be interesting now to see how M$ react. Most likely they will issue a new model of Kinect in a wacky colour...

Sounds probable

It's odd that since Kinect was released M$ have really dropped behind when it comes to pushing the envelope, They used to be way ahead when it came to anything online....

Thats because they thing prancing around in front of your TV just to move through the dashboard IS pushing the envelope

N1NJA FWG wrote:Most likely they will issue a new model of Kinect in a wacky colour...

Quote of the day

As a PS3 and Vita owner, I will be really interested to see how Sony put this together.

How much will Sony charge for this? Will be very surprised if they keep 'live' content free next gen.