We’re just days away from Sony’s big PlayStation announcement, and now the leaks and reports are coming thick and fast. After last week’s leaked image of the tasty looking new PS4 controller, a new report reveals that Sony has a plan to crack the issue of backwards compatibility in a novel way: by streaming your old PS3 games from the cloud!
The Wall street journal reports that the Sony PlayStation 4, expected to be unveiled at an event in New York on Wednesday night, will be able to stream PS3 games from the cloud. If you’ve got a decent broadband speed, you won’t need a disc to play old games, or even need to download them first, you can just pick up a controller and go.
The move explains why Sony purchased Onlive's game streaming rival Gaikai last year: backwards compatibility is a thorny issue, as many fans expect it, but with a switch in hardware it’s not always possible. By streaming them from PS3s in the cloud, Sony could get round this problem.
What’s not clear is if Sony will use its streaming tech for newer PS4games, or if it will charge you to stream PS3 games you’ve already purchased on disc for your current console. Hopefully all will become clear soon: tune in on Wednesday for all the details!
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