Sony's much-anticipated Gaikai-powered streaming gaming service, PlayStation Now, made its debut today at CES. It was the first time we got to see the service in action, and more importantly, play PS3 games in realtime over broadband. Though the service won't launch until the summer and many details about the company's plans are still forthcoming, today's demo included live gameplay of The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, The Puppeteer, and God of War: Ascension running on a web-connected Sony Bravia TV with a DualShock 3 synced over Bluetooth.
For the unfamiliar, PlayStation Now, provides backwards compatibility to the PS4, but also extends PS3 games to the PS Vita and even devices not even intended for gaming, such as smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. Sony recommends that players have a broadband connection of at least 5Mbps for an ideal gameplay scenario, but slower connections will also be supported. But even still, 5Mbps is below the national average for in-home broadband, and many gaming enthusiasts will have a beefier connection.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/08/ces-playstation-now-hands-on-impressions
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