Rumor: Sony partnering with ?leading cloud gaming service? (Gaikai?)

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The rumor-mill is a-churnin’, folks: vg247.com recently posted an E3 2012 prediction article which seems to drop inside knowledge regarding a partnership between Sony and a “leading cloud gaming service”. Sony has a long history of early E3 leaks, and VG247 has a long history of actually getting things right, so we’ll chalk this one up as a solid “possible”.

Leading possibilities here include OnLive, Gaikai, and Steam, but a recent invitation from Gaikai posted by French blog Gameblog.fr translates to: “Gaikai has major announcements for E3, which has the potential to change the future of video games, the game consoles and the way in which we play.” This would put Gaikai as the frontrunner.

What does it mean for gaming? Is this a PS3, PS4, or PS Vita-related announcement? Will Sony shift to a cloud-based gaming model in order to reduce hardware costs and losses in the next generation? Oh, this time of year is just so exciting.

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