Physical games media may be at the sunset of their lives, according to David Perry. Speaking at an opening keynote in UK for the 4th Annual Develop Conference in Brighton, the GaiKai founder expressed his belief that "It won't be long before 100 per cent of games are all online."

We may not have seen it at E3, but it looks like David Perry is finally ready to show off his game streaming service, Gaikai, to the public. In a new video posted on his own website, Perry demonstrates how GaiKai handles, running games like Spore, World of Warcraft, and an emulated Mario Kart 64 on a standard computer with a home cable connection. Check out the video after the jump. It's pretty impressive.

With OnLive pulling out of E3 2009 due to the fact that "E3 is a retail-oriented conference, both for retail platforms and retail publishers, and OnLive is neither," we now have its supposed rival game streaming service, GaiKai, also backing out from the said event.

Digital content is a hot issue right now in the world of handheld gaming, what with both the DS and the PSP being challenged by the fast-growing game library of the iPhone. Sony's John Koller is once again in the spotlight as he explains what's in store for the PSP's future. Are we finally looking at a non-UMD future?

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I look forward to the day David Perry finally starts to talk about a new Shiny Entertainment game. The past couple of weeks, he's been a constant thorn in Sony's side with his claims of a new UMD-less PSP. This week he's even challenged Sony to call him a liar. The company hasn't responded yet with a "liar, liar, pants on fire" quip, but they have rolled out some interesting new ideas for the future of the PSP in terms of software. Let's get cracking on this week's PSP Weekend Warrior!

David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment and current thorn on Sony's side, is again asserting that the PSP2 is real, and that it won't have a UMD. He's also challenging Sony to call him a liar.

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A trip to the mill got me another bag full o' rumor. Eurogamer is once again reporting on the new PSP model, giving new details on the rumored sliding screen, which is more like the famous fan-made design than most would believe.

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Again and again, over the past few months, we heard the PSP labeled as dying and, in some cases, already dead. Of course, Sony kept saying, "No it's not. Just wait until 2009!", but hey, we hardened gamers can recognize a line when we see one, right? Turns out it wasn't just a line. Now the future of our beloved handheld seems pretty bright thanks to the announcement of a whole slew of big PSP titles that are all supposed to come out this year. Keep reading for another edition of the PSP Weekend Warrior!

Originally posted on February 27, 2009

SCEA's PSP brand manager, John Koller, has now responded to David Perry's "UMD-less PSP 2" claims. He does admit that Perry did get at least one part of Sony's plans right - that digital distribution weighs greatly on their minds right now. But what about the rest?


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Another one boards the iPhone-greater-than-PSP wagon. This time it's Game Brief analyst Nicholas Lovell, who says that the Apple device will be the "final nail in the PSP's coffin."

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