The PS4 to feature cloud-based backwards compatibility - report

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Earlier this week an EA exec hypothesised that next generation of consoles wouldn't be backwards compatible, but according to the Wall Street Journal (via The Verge) the PlayStation 4 will stream older titles.
Last June Sony purchased cloud gaming company Gaikai, leading many to believe the company's next console would involve cloud gaming in some capacity. The WSJ report noted that this wouldn't necessarily be for new titles, but would rather be used to stream games from prior generations.
This is due to the upcoming console likely using AMD x86 chips, which don't mesh well with the architecture used in previous consoles. Streaming older titles would get around this problem.
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