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Gaikai is a Gaming-On-Demand game platform service allowing users to play video game and applications from any platform that has access to the internet via a broadband connection, streaming the content to the user's computer after all the graphics processing has been done on Gaikai's servers.^[1] With the implementation of Gaikai's service users wont have to worry about constantly upgrading their computers with expensive high-end graphics cards.

Gaikai was announced at the Game Developers Conference in March 2009. Initial plans were to announce at a different tradeshow, E3 in June, but Gaikai opted to announce their service at the Game Developers Conference,^[2] asserting that Gaikai was already working with major games publishers and developers.^[3] In July, during an interview about Gaikai, Gaikai Chief Executive Officer David Perry stated that Gaikai plans to allow games available on existing hardware, specifically giving an example of playing Mario Kart or Spore, or using Photoshop within the end-user's browser.^[4] Plans also exist to have Gaikai servers in many locations, particularly to reduce lag.^[5][6] Their target market is customers who don't want to worry about upgrading computer hardware or patching games as well as developers and publishers who could potentially develop games free from hardware constraints.^[7]

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• Official website