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by ekianjo 3975 days ago
Are you sure? I thought Sony bought Gaikai, which is basically similar to OnLive - but a competitor service.
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paulhodge 3975 days ago
Sony did buy Gaikai, and they have been using their technology in a few PS4 services.

OnLive had a pretty aggressive trove of patents, and when OL finally shut down, Sony bought their patents. So the company wasn't really acquired, it was just a fire sale.

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icebraining 3975 days ago
From onlive.com: "Sony has acquired important parts of OnLive. Due to the sale, all OnLive services were discontinued as of April 30, 2015."
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ekianjo 3975 days ago
Got it. Wonder what happened to Gaikai then.
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sosborn 3975 days ago
Acquired by Sony in 2012.
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ekianjo 3975 days ago
As mentioned above, I'm well aware of that. I am wondering why they needed OnLine since they already had Gaikai.
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shkkmo 3975 days ago
As mentioned before, it sounds like they wanted the patents.
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