Gaikai another OnLive?

Gaikai is a service that lets you play any games streamed through your browser. You will need no hardware investment. Your PC just need to meet minimum requirement, and has an internet connection.
Wait, isn't this the same with OnLive? Isn't it just a copycat of what OnLive been doing?

While the technology remains the same, using cloud computing, the difference between Gaikai and OnLive is the approach.
OnLive wants to eliminate the need of gaming consoles, deliver AAA title via streaming and eventually become the publishers themselves. Recent interview with Games Magazine, David Perry said that doing that is close to no chance, trying to compete with big boys, and everybody.

Gaikai philosophy is, rather taking the competition to big boys, they will cooperate with publishers. EA might use it to play their demo in their website, or Sony may use it to let customers play games from its archive on PSN.
It will also target casual gamers like facebook games, flash games, and My Space. Gaikai wants to provide this market with more sophisticated game that can be played in the browser via click and play method. And if Gaikai can capture a significant proportion of that market, it will be really huge.

Gaikai didn't promise that it can stream full HD games lag free, and less demanding games is the ones that Gaikai wanted to do first.
It sounds promising, and might actually work. Don't you think?

Source: Gaikai, Games Magazine 87 edition.

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