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The thread discusses the launch of Gaikai, a cloud gaming service allowing users to demo games like Mass Effect 2 and Dead Space 2 directly in their browsers without downloads, highlighting its innovative approach despite some limitations. The original poster emphasizes its potential as a convenient way to sample games before buying. A subsequent comment expresses skepticism, comparing cloud gaming to outdated terminal systems and pointing out potential drawbacks, indicating mixed opinions overall.
reghakr

reghakr

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Remember Gaikai, the cloud computing service that lets you demo video games in your browser window without downloading a thing? It's live, meaning it's no longer just us tech journalists that get to give it a thorough try. Provided you have a blazing fast internet connection and both Flash and Java installed, four streaming game demos are a just a click (and possibly a survey, or a short wait) away, including three EA titles (Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, The Sims 3) and Second Life. As we discovered in our initial hands-on, it's not a flawless experience even with a fantastic internet connection, but it's not meant to be -- the entire point is to allow you to adequately sample a game right before making a purchase decision. It's also a free taste of the future, and you don't see those every day.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/27/gaikai-beta-goes-live-brings-mass-effect-2-dead-space-2-sims/
 

Highwayman

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well i don't know about futuristic... the idea is firmly planted in the past with the old terminal and server setups of the 1970s, with a modern technology spin... good in concept, but I can see a lot of negatives in such ideas.
 

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