Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has discussed the rollout of Gaikai streaming services in Europe during an Edge interview.
Asked why Gaikai wasn't mentioned during Sony's gamescom press conference he said:
"So the plan is to begin with North America next year and the plan is to provide a streaming service that will allow for PS3 content initially to be streamed to firstly PS4 then PS Vita and then PS3.
"And so that will happen in 2014 in North America initially. Now, and I touched upon these issues of broadband in Europe during the presentation – Europe is of course on the roadmap for that service to be deployed at some point in the future, but for reasons outside of our control we don’t yet have a timeline for it.
"So at a show which is now pretty global in its reach but primarily aimed at a European audience, we didn’t really want to start talking about the virtues of this great cloud-based service without knowing exactly when it’ll come to Europe."
He added that Sony has "got a roadmap" but said there's some "bumps along the road that need to be ironed out." He added that he had "nothing to say" about when European PlayStation gamers could expect to avail of Gaikai services.
Ryan has previously commented that Gaikai's rollout will happen on a "phased approach" beginning in North America in 2014.
At gamescom Sony announced that it was partnering with various European ISPs to improve the performance of broadband for gamers in the region.
Sony's UK and Ireland managing director Fergal Gara said the PS4 will have "the largest launch we've ever seen".
The PS4 is set to be released in Europe on November 29th.
