PC games on Sony PS3 using Game Streams: bad for Xbox 360
Filed under: Gaming, PC Games, Sony Playstation 3 | By: Daniel
Posted on: October 27, 2007 | 38 Comments
So if you got new game releases like FIFA 08 and BioShock on your PC, you may soon be able to play these PC games on your Sony PS3 thanks to “Game Streams”.
According to a new “free-to-join website” called Streammy Game, you will be able to play PC games on your PlayStation 3 via IPTV channels called Game Streams and if this happens it could revolutionise the gaming industry.
The CEO behind this venture is called Richard Faria, the members of Streammy Game will get a free plug-in that converts games into the IPTV channels and will let the gamers play remotely by sending it over a home network.
This is then received by a second PC or laptop which then plays the game, now the first thing I thought was “LAG” but they are claiming there will be none.
If this works and indeed there is no lag, I would have to agree this could not only revolutionise the gaming industry but could help the Sony PS3 win against the Xbox 360.
Q4 of 2007 will see a Linux version released that enables PC games to be played on the PlayStation 3 and it does not stop there, as they also claim the games can be played on other devices like mobile phones, media devices, set top boxes and DVD players.
This is going to be amazing.
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Wow, this is about the equivalent of playing your Wii on a DS…. hardly exciting.
PS. Lucky 9, go outside
usually i like to abstain from conversations having to do with consoles, because most are (much like this one) not based in reality. in reality, the ps3 wasn’t planned to sell good until mid 2008. at the moment it is still selling the same as the 360 did at this point in it’s career. sony’s machine is planned to last 10 years; whereas microsoft has plans to release another console by 2009.
with the ps3, as with the ps2 and ps1, it will take developers a certain amount of time to fully utilize the system, how long were people talking about the ps2 being worse and having bad games before it completely kicked the crap out of everything else? that’s all.
-random, the rich bastard who has too much free time
The ps2 did reign for a while.It had good games,so many games were released.90% of them garbage.The Ps2 wasnt a bad system but the gen 1 xbox was better.
The Xbox was the system to have the last couple of years of it’s life because of the games and graphics and online play.It still would be if not for the next gen consoles.
I am sure that MS plans to release a new console right when the Ps3 hits it’s stride in order to blow it away.
@Random
Of course the infamous 10 year plan. Obviously you eat all the dribble Sony PR feed to you. Is it going to be 10 years before they make their money back on the PS3? LOL
Lets kick this off…
The average gap between a console is 5 years. That’s from launch to launch, that is the formula that works. PS1 to PS2, N64 to Gamecube, Gamecube to Wii, PS2 to PS(delay component delay add one year here)3. Microsoft cut the life span on the Xbox1 so they could launch with the PS3 to have a chance of competing. Little did they realize Sony would give them a head start. 5 years from the 360 launch their will be a new Xbox. A more powerful feature rich machine then both the PS3 and 360. Sony are only 4 years into their console lifespan with a decent install base but nothing like they had with the PS1 or PS2.
They have a few choices, launch with the new Xbox and cut the launch distance back to 4 years which would basically murder the PS3 like it did the Xbox 1 (because of lack of install base). Or they could launch a year later again and risk the same issues they had with the PS3 all other again. But Would they have even made their money back on the PS3 by that point? But there’s no way they could give the new xbox 2 years head start and compete. Or they could just not make a PS4 and continue development on the PS3 as people more over to the next generation of game on the Nintendo and Xbox platforms.
Technically Sony are still support the PS2 now right? Are you planning your PS2 much? When the next generation of mind blowing gamin arrives, count me in. You can have your PS3 and play it for 10 years. I want to see what new heights gaming takes.
And as for the PS3 selling the same as the 360 at the same point, why don’t you just compare US and Europe results and you will find that the PS3 is selling like crap. Pretty bad considering Sony was the market leader with the PS2. Oh and another thing, games on all systems get better over time. 360 games will be looking better next year too.
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time will tell ladies and gents
I WILL STAND BY SONY… THEY HAVE COME OUT ON TOP IN THE PAST…
AND WILL DO SO AGAIN…
PS: @ esse… sounds to me like you are pissed off cos you didn’t wait for the ps3…
You’re missing the point. A lot of gamers sit around wishing their favorite PC games would get ported to console format so they can play em on both. It doesn’t make any rational sense to me, but there it is. Granted, nobody in their right mind would every try to play WoW (yes yes i know, nobody in their right mind would play WoW at all, I don’t, but millions do) on their PS3 unless they just wanted to wander around and grind without interacting with anything but mobs, but hey, I imagine there are people who would do exactly that for that very reason.
But I digress… the point is not that you get to play your keyboard oriented game on your PS3 controller and go crazy from it… the point is that when you go plunk down $20 for your average PC game, you’re expanding your available game options on your PS3, who’s games are considerably more pricey. Think of it this way… you wouldn’t spend a thin dime on a basic 5 card stud poker game for your PC, but folks pay out $5-$40 for “the worlds greatest crappy poker game compilation ever” garbage every day…. being able to play WoW on your PS3 doesn’t sound like much, but add every PC game you own to your PS3 in one shot. It may not sound like the most brilliant idea ever, but it will most certainly sell, for the same reason people buy the “moron’s mahjongg” crap
Yeah, I’ll set up my Streammy on my Phantom and play Duke Nukem Forever on it all day long.