How Game Streaming Went From Shaky Webcams To the PS4

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A slightly different take on Sony's PS4 semi-launch this week. This article traces the history and growing trend of capturing/recording and streaming your gameplay (http://www.redbull.co.uk/cs/Satellite/en_UK/Article/From-Shaky-Webcams-To-Sony-PS4--How-Game-021243320603283) on the internet, from the early days of Let's Play articles with screenshots to today, where pro-gamers make money by playing live on Twitch.tv, and the technology is built into the PlayStation 4: 'Multiplayer video games have been around since the beginning — just look at Pong. Sony's real breakthrough with the PS4 might not be the specs, but its ability to turn every game you play into a multiplayer one

http://games.slashdot.org/story/13/02/24/0243243/how-game-streaming-went-from-shaky-webcams-to-the-ps4