Wavergray Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/16/microsoft-and-sony-announce-strategic-partnership-for-cloud-gaming-and-ai/ Quote In a very unexpected turn of events, tech giant rivals Microsoft and Sony have announced a partnership. The corporations have entered a strategic partnership for cloud-based gaming services, including both cloud-based gaming solutions and artificial intelligence. “The two companies will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services,” the Microsoft statement reads. Coming from this, all of Sony’s existing game and content-streaming services will be powered by Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, in the future. Microsoft notes “these efforts will also include building better development platforms for the content creator community,” which almost sounds like both companies are looking to partner up on future services focused at content creators and gamers in general. Both tech giants will “share additional information when available.” This partnership means both Sony and Microsoft will collaborate on cloud gaming, meaning neither Amazon or Google will be able to court Sony now. Lastly, the companies are looking to collaborate on both semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), which includes intelligent image sensor solutions that use Azure AI, and Sony utilizing Microsoft’s AI platform in their consumer products. “Sony has always been a leader in both entertainment and technology, and the collaboration we announced today builds on this history of innovation,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO said. “Our partnership brings the power of Azure and Azure AI to Sony to deliver new gaming and entertainment experiences for customers.” Honestly not sure how I feel about this. How will this affect PlayStation now? Also if they are entering a partnership like this, does it mean we're getting closer to Sony allowing cross-play on all games? Edited May 16, 2019 by soultaker655 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoef_NL Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, soultaker655 said: https://nichegamer.com/2019/05/16/microsoft-and-sony-announce-strategic-partnership-for-cloud-gaming-and-ai/ Honestly not sure how I feel about this. How will this affect PlayStation now? Also if they are entering a partnership like this, does it mean we're getting closer to Sony allowing cross-play on all games? PS Now is a great concept (like Xbox Game pass), but it's not really what it should be. Game pass is a lot better, in terms of the amount of games and play-ability. Think it's a good thing they are teaming up, will only improve their services and games 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I think Sony will help Azure support gaming more and MS will benefit from that with their xbox platform, but I don't see them actually collaborating or working together on a project together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheYuriG Posted May 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2019 Hopefully this will push the fanboys away. Market competition doesn't mean enemies until death. I couldn't care less who is the better company or who makes more money or better/more exclusives. I want the best possible gaming experience on consoles, regardless on how it should present itself. Here is hoping of more partnerships to come. Now do it with Nintendo and get their library on PS4/PS5 and we are all set. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I see this as less about detente, and more a case of a pact against a common enemy. To be honest, I think it shows that both major gaming companies recognise the threat from Google. Google has the money and the infrastructure to decimate the industry with their Stadia stuff in a matter of a few years, which both Sony and Microsoft know, but they also know the Google are fickle. They tend to abandon initiatives that do not succeed right away - Google have abandoned more expensive initiatives than most companies have begun. My guess is that both Sony and Microsoft know that a limited partnership for a few years to keep Google from killing them both should be enough to make Google give up their gaming ambitions and move on - leaving them both to carry on fighting down the road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Finally, Progress. The future may be promising again. Edited May 17, 2019 by ERGOPROXY-DECAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panikooooos Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 You call it a partnership, all I see is the formation of a cartel tbh ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGuy420 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Microsoft said awhile back that they want to get out of the console game and focus on the game pass as a service. Maybe this is their first step... Actually second step since they seem to be setting things up with Nintendo too. Only time will tell I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyleh Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, panikooooos said: You call it a partnership, all I see is the formation of a cartel tbh Sounds like Voltron waiting to happen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alantor32 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Hmm... I don't know about this. Let's wait and see where this goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rise_GKM Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Cuphead released on the Switch... Let's see it on the Vita ? Spoiler nope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I'm not so sure of this either. Cloud gaming has latency & picture quality issues. Good luck to Sony & Microsoft with fixing that. 2 hours ago, KingGuy420 said: Microsoft said awhile back that they want to get out of the console game and focus on the game pass as a service. Maybe this is their first step... Actually second step since they seem to be setting things up with Nintendo too. Only time will tell I guess. That's a real shock to even think of Microsoft quitting Xbox, especially with them supposedly working on Scarlett. Microsoft partnering with Nintendo? Switch's portability is good for them, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolat_GiddyUp Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) This is interesting news LOL... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6tHf-gX4AA8yrP.jpg:large Edited May 17, 2019 by Chocolat_GiddyUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarCat02 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 This feels like good news to me. I do feel in part it's an effort to discourage fickle Google from investing too much in Stadia, but Microsoft has been doing well with their streaming efforts so hopefully Sony will benefit from this which benefits us. Regardless, I am rooting for Microsoft to do well with consoles and gaming. Healthy competition, and/or healthy collaboration, is good for us gamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milktastrophe Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 7 hours ago, knoef_NL said: PS Now is a great concept (like Xbox Game pass), but it's not really what it should be. Game pass is a lot better, in terms of the amount of games and play-ability. Think it's a good thing they are teaming up, will only improve their services and games I don't know anything about Xbox Game Pass, so what makes it better than PS Now? How is 200 games better than like 700? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 19 hours ago, Milktastrophe said: I don't know anything about Xbox Game Pass, so what makes it better than PS Now? How is 200 games better than like 700? PS Now is cloud gaming/streaming. Xbox Game Pass is not. Instead, XGP has you download a game from its catalog & play it from your own system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZitMeatloaf Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) On 5/16/2019 at 3:37 PM, DrBloodmoney said: I see this as less about detente, and more a case of a pact against a common enemy. To be honest, I think it shows that both major gaming companies recognise the threat from Google. Google has the money and the infrastructure to decimate the industry with their Stadia stuff in a matter of a few years, which both Sony and Microsoft know, but they also know the Google are fickle. They tend to abandon initiatives that do not succeed right away - Google have abandoned more expensive initiatives than most companies have begun. My guess is that both Sony and Microsoft know that a limited partnership for a few years to keep Google from killing them both should be enough to make Google give up their gaming ambitions and move on - leaving them both to carry on fighting down the road. Exactly this. If this partnership was already in the works, Google's announcement certainly accelerated things. Edited May 17, 2019 by ZitMeatloaf Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavergray Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, gameoverDude189 said: PS Now is cloud gaming/streaming. Xbox Game Pass is not. Instead, XGP has you download a game from its catalog & play it from your own system. Don't forget that PS Now also lets you download all 319 PS4 games in its catalog & play it from your own system as well. On top of streaming PS3 games. Edited May 17, 2019 by soultaker655 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milktastrophe Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, gameoverDude189 said: PS Now is cloud gaming/streaming. Xbox Game Pass is not. Instead, XGP has you download a game from its catalog & play it from your own system. Ok. PS Now let's you download games too (only for PS4 and PS2 games). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantFlamberge Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 That's nice to know... thank you. ? Really thinking about it just for the PS2/PS4 downloads. Let's hope PS5 can get downloadable PS3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoef_NL Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 4:56 AM, Milktastrophe said: I don't know anything about Xbox Game Pass, so what makes it better than PS Now? How is 200 games better than like 700? Xbox has some "better" games on that list imo. I believe you can download them on the Xbox, where you will have to stream (most) of the ps now games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Hyper Balls Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Now if they partner with the new atari system, then shit will get real. seeing that the cloud is commonly used, lets see where these two go with taking google down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 It's the end time the end time has come! In all seriousness this is something I am gonna keep a eye on be interesting to see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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