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Sony creates custom PS3 hardware for PlayStation Now
- Thread starter Hanmik
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McHuj
Member
I'm sure the latency from running on a US server would make many games unplayable.
Zoe
Member
Licensing + the sheer volume of having to support all the different versions for each country is my guess.
The PS2 (and PS1) games will be emulated.
You are most likely right but I wouldn't mind trying the beta even if it ran like ass.
Krisprolls
Banned
Even if it worked, only US servers will be available, so technically no, unless you want a huge lag in every game you play.
What's more ridiculous is that they still treat Europe as a
Noble Neckbeard
Banned
I wish Sony would build hardware backwards compatibility into these. Seems like it would make sense if they are trying to use PlayStation Now as a service for their entire library. Maybe it's cost prohibitive though.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Pretty much this, but I can live with it I guess.
Noisepurge
Member
i hope we can atleast give it a try while using the american servers while waiting FOR A YEAR here in PAL-Land.
It makes sense they would, though it would have been nice to see them include the PS2 SoC for hardware BC, even if it did end up costing them a little more.
If you would be happy to cloud game over a US server, you could probably make it work.
It's so awful, that 5~ month delay. They will have to wait and end up getting a product that works properly as opposed to the USA where people will people for the service and it will be up and down for the first 2~3 months. TBH I'm curious what can/will happen when millions of people are using the service at a single time. Hoping the Vita TV comes out this year, whenever Vita PSnow support begins.
Very interesting. I had been asking myself if they would build custom PS3-hardware for servers or port the most successful PS3 games to commodity PCs. AFAIK, Guerilla Games or Naughty Dog said that they developed and debugged PS3 games partially on PCs using a framework that adapts SPU-code. I had supposed that they'll follow the latter approach, but apparently the performance of "simulating" SPUs is not good enough.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Is it just me or do they take EU for granted some times.
Protip for Japan: Buy more consoles next time. Maybe then, you will be one of the first to receive nice things.
It is entirely possible the rollout of servers/infrastructure is more complicated in the EU. I know they tend to quote licensing issues etc. generally when they are rolling out services. To be honest they were never going to be able to launch globally. They need money to fund further rollouts of the service, which is likely why they are staggered the way that they are.
well, they don't pick their marketing + timing based on friendship, loyalty, and which region is a true bro.
I would imagine that it's more cost effective to create a reconfigured server version of the PS3 with Gaikai built in than to have a server instance powerful enough to emulate the PS3 hardware and cell processor. That's just a guess on my part though.
You can find the answer to that in this thread.
EU isn't one single country, you know?
Must be the case.
hellmonkey
Member
Kinda awesome. The servers are almost literally 8 ps3s duck taped together. I wonder what kinda of heat those things give off. My fat 60 gig can heat an entire room.
zephervack
Member
I was actually wondering how they did it, so they crammed the equivalent of 8 PS3 in this:
Triggerhappytel
Member
Uh, examples please? Aside from this, Sony are usually pretty good to Europe nowadays, are they not?
Just as I predicted, in EU it will be only 2015. CALLED IT:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=96338729&highlight=#post96338729
And it will likely be just for some EU countries, not all.
Another thing we are learning now is the "Partner Devices" in Q4 2014. That means that not just Bravias are getting the service, other manufacturer TV's too.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=96338729&highlight=#post96338729
And it will likely be just for some EU countries, not all.
Another thing we are learning now is the "Partner Devices" in Q4 2014. That means that not just Bravias are getting the service, other manufacturer TV's too.
I was actually wondering how they did it, so they crammed the equivalent of 8 PS3 in this:
That's a 2U unit. They may well have managed to her that it into a 1U unit, hell plenty of others are. So half that height.
We already knew it wasn't just going to be bravias. They said that at CES.
Nightengale
Member
No date for Southeast Asia. 
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
We're beta testing for Japan and EU. You're welcome?
2015 is a long ways off but at least the service will get stabilized by then and have more titles available.
2015 is a long ways off but at least the service will get stabilized by then and have more titles available.
iamshadowlark
Banned
People should realize that it takes a considerable amount of time and money to stand up these data centers and that Europe isn't exactly a small place.
Sectorseven
Member
They're probably prioritizing based on where their PSN subscriber numbers are greatest, plus potential demand based on services like Netflix.
Alessandro
Member
Big companies should start, if they haven't already, pushing in EU for the creation of a market with shared laws and contracts for entertainment products, services and whatnot. The more they wait the more they'll realize they can't continue to release their streaming services in only Germany\France\UK.
I just want the cool features and services US gets *sheds tears*
I just want the cool features and services US gets *sheds tears*