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• Sony recommends a 5MBPS+ connection to use PlayStation Now, information sign-ups live

  Sony’s PlayStation Now will require a minimum 5Mb per second connection, according to a response posted on the PS Blog.

• PS4 has cloud processing features, but they're not mandatory, says Yoshida

  PS4 has space for cloud processing features, but rather than lock players into always-online connections for them to work, Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that it’s up to developers if they want to use them.

• PlayStation’s cloud gaming services will be available in 2014 beginning in the US

  Sony will launch its Gaikai cloud service on PS4 and PS3 followed by Vita. It will grant immediate access to a catalog of PS3 games and it will spread and expand rapidly, Sony said. The cloud-based features on PS4 will launch sometime in early 2014.

• Welcome to 2013: predicting this year's biggest trends

  Just as the global New Year’s Day hangover has worn off, 2013 promises to kick gaming into overdrive. VG247’s Dave Cook looks ahead to what will be a scorching year for the industry.

• Sony selling convertible bonds worth $1.9 billion to help fund Gaikai acquisition

  Sony is making a little extra cash by selling $1.9 billion worth of convertible bonds. Some of the figure will be used to finance the company’s purchase of Gaikai, while up to a third will be invested into Japanese optics group Olympus Corp.

• PS3: 5 million consoles sold in the UK

  Sony has sold more than five million PS3 consoles in the UK alone, the company can reveal.

• Sony's revamped Gaikai teaser shows Uncharted, Killzone, God of War & more

  Sony acquired Dave Perry’s cloud gaming service Gaika earlier this year, and a new teaser has hinted at what both companies have in store for it. The service’s official site has been updated with a teaser image full of PS3-exclusive content.

• Storm cloud: the future is not here yet

  Speaking after the evaporation of OnLive last month, Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks, warns that cloud gaming has another 3-5 years to wait before truly hitting its stride.

• Gaikai: 'cloud gaming can help electronics companies profit from the industry' - Perry

  Gaiaki founder and CEO David Perry has explained the power of cloud-based gaming services as a way of getting non-gaming companies a footing in the market. Perry also explains that companies missing out on big game launches like Call of Duty may now have a solution.

• Shuhei Yoshida interview: can Vita Tearaway?

  Sony went to gamescom with the express purpose of showing Vita has a future, but delivered so much more. Shuhei Yoshida, head of Worldwide Studios for PlayStation, spoke to Patrick Garratt in Cologne.

• Sony's Yoshida on Gaikai purchase: "We believe in the future"

  Sony’s acquisition of Gaikai is no mere flash in the pan strategy. It’s the future, President of Sony’s Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida tells VG247.

• Lord of the Rings Online: 'Creating the Riders of Rohan' dev diary goes live

  Warner Bros and Gaikai have teamed up for the latest dev diary showcasing Lord of the Rings Online.

• Sony buying Gaikai validates cloud gaming, says OnLive

  Sony’s acquisition of Gaikai has brought legitimacy to cloud gaming, OnLive’s UK GM Bruce Grove has said, and it “will help drive the idea further.”

• EA: Freemium is the future, 'humans like free stuff'

  EA believes that freemium games are the future. But don’t expect all of the company’s output to suddenly become free overnight. Full quotes after the jump.

• Gaikai deal a "strategic move" to sell more TVs by Sony, feels Pachter

  Sony’s acquisition of cloud gaming firm Gaikai has more to do with pushing Sony TVs than gaming hardware, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Micheal Pachter.

• Clouded vision: what Sony will do with Gaikai

  Rob Fahey makes sense of Sony’s Gaikai buy. Streaming is only part of PlayStation’s future, but it’s going to be a vital one which leverages an enviable back catalogue across multiple devices. Question is, who’s going to buy OnLive?

• Cloud nine: Sony buys Gaikai for $380 million

  It’s been confirmed that Sony has bought Gaikai, David Perry’s cloud gaming service, for $380 million.

• Rumour: Sony to make PS3 backwards compatible with Gaikai deal

  GI’s rumouring that Sony is to being PSone and PS2 games to PS3 via a streaming deal with Gaikai, supporting recent talk.

• Gaikai adds BestBuy, YouTube to customer base, hires ex-Sony pictures exec as COO

  Gaikai has announced it’s added BestBuy, Capcom, Ubisoft and YouTube to its list of clients, and in the same breath, announced it’s hired former Fox Mobile COO and ex-Sony Digital Pictures CFO, Mark Anderson. In December, it was also announced Eurogamer would be hosting Gaiaki demos, and Origin would host Gaiaki streaming via its portal. […]