Tech: Another company tackles cloud computing, watch out OnLive!

Unashamedly ripped from Gamespy, "According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, David Perry's cloud gaming service Gaikai has raised $5 million to kick-start the project (via Industry Gamers). Perry's GaiKai service is similar to Steve Perlman's OnLive, as it will stream games running on remote computers to the PCs of subscribers, side-stepping the need for gamers to invest in top-tier hardware. The Gaikai project is based in the Netherlands, and is founded by GDC advisory board members David Perry, Rui Pereira and Andrew Gault. Neither OnLive nor Gaikai have set firm release windows for their service."

It seems someone else has seen the future and have the funds for it. All in all, competition is good. The more choices there are for consumers, the better. Can't wait to see the price wars on these services.

Video: OnLive

OnLive is a service that lets you game or watch movies from either a TV, PC or from your iPhone through cloud computing! The only limitation is your bandwidth. I have watched the vid and I am very impressed although I know this won't be coming into my country anytime soon. However, even if this service goes bust, you cannot deny that this is the future.