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Type of site | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | November 2008 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Owner | Sony |
| Founder(s) | David Perry, Rui Pereira, Andrew Gault |
| Key people | David Perry, Robert Stevenson, Mark Anderson, Rui Pereira, Ueli Gallizzi, Ryan Breed, Colin DuPre |
| Services | Cloud gaming, game streaming technology, gaming on demand, remote play, video game and software advertising and distribution service |
| Parent | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Gaikai (外海, lit. "open sea", i.e. an expansive outdoor space) is an American company which provides technology for the streaming of high-end video games.[1] Its technology has multiple applications, including in-home streaming over a local wired or wireless network (as in Remote Play between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita), as well as cloud-based gaming where video games are rendered on remote servers and delivered to end users via internet streaming (such as the PlayStation Now game streaming service.[2])
Founded and registered in Netherlands in 2008 as "Gaikai B.V.",[3] it was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2012. As a startup, before its acquisition by Sony, the company announced many partners using the technology from 2010 through 2012 including game publishers, web portals, retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers.[4] On July 2, 2012, Sony announced that a formal agreement had been reached to acquire the company for US$380 million with plans of establishing their own new cloud-based gaming service, as well as integrating streaming technology built by Gaikai into PlayStation products,[5] resulting in PlayStation Now[6] and Remote Play.[7]
- ^ "Q&A". Archived from the original on 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (January 7, 2014). "PlayStation Now game-streaming service coming summer 2014". Polygon. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "About Us / Contact". Gaikai B.V. Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "History". Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Geron, Tomio. "Sony To Acquire Cloud Gaming Startup Gaikai For $380 Million". Forbes. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ Hollister, Sean (January 7, 2014). "Sony announces PlayStation Now, its cloud gaming service for TVs, consoles, and phones". The Verge. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Richard (February 20, 2013). "PS4 features PS Vita remote play powered by Gaikai". Joystiq. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
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