Gaikai
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Gaikai was a pioneering cloud gaming service that streamed high-end video games over the internet, later acquired by Sony to help power its PlayStation streaming offerings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cloud gaming service
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defunct company ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Sony
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Sony Computer Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionAmount | 380000000 USD ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2012-07-02 ⓘ |
| announced | 2009 ⓘ |
| competitor | OnLive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
PlayStation Now
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PlayStation cloud streaming infrastructure ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Andrew Gault
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David Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Rui Pereira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Aliso Viejo, California
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California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| industry |
cloud gaming
ⓘ
video game streaming ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| logoText | Gaikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first large-scale commercial cloud gaming platforms ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
embedded game demos on websites
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gameplay streamed from remote servers ⓘ no client installation required beyond a web browser ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Sony Computer Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Sony Interactive Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partneredWith |
Electronic Arts
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ⓘ
Facebook NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubisoft NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmart NERFINISHED ⓘ YouTube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicLaunch | 2011 ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | PlayStation Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPlatform |
Mac
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PC ⓘ internet-connected devices ⓘ web browser ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
low-latency networking
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server-side game rendering ⓘ video compression streaming ⓘ |
| usedFor |
low-latency game streaming
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streaming video games over the internet ⓘ |
| website | http://www.gaikai.com/ ⓘ |
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