SCEJ’s recent trademark doesn’t confirm or convince us that paid PSN subscriptions are indeed on the platform creator’s “to-do” list, but it does make us think that Sony might be considering delivering digital content in a different way.

On December 28th, Sony of Japan trademarked the name “Cloudsurf” for use with just about anything with a chip -- from CD players to audio recorders, down to televisions, video cameras, PDAs, and “portable game machines.”

According to the filing, Cloudsurf will provide “game services” and “entertainment services” via the Internet. Games, audio, and video content as well as “electronic publications,” radio, and TV is said to be under its hood.

Paid PSN rumors got hot thanks to a marketing survey that teased a variety of features. The list included one-hour game trails, exclusive in-game content, and free access to the PSOne Classic store. The Cloudsurf trademark suggests none of this is happening, but trademarks are always delightfully vague.

If Cloudsurf sounds like the way you’re receiving content now, don’t panic: you’re correct. The reason for this trademark is beyond us at the moment. It might have been created just to screw with me on a Friday evening several days after the fact.

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Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

Syn

the name makes me think Eureka 7

damn that would be fun

Xzyliac

Another day, another step closer to total human exterminantion by our robot overlords.

Elsa

Odd... and I don't like the name, not sure why... it just sounds odd.

(and what Xzyliac said!)

Super Drybones

OMFG ITS HAS THE WORLD CLOUD IN IT SEQUEL TO FF VII

Strandli

It could be Cloud storage too, mentioned in the survey. Either way, I'm happy it's not names like Qore or Qriocity.

Los255

OMFG ITS HAS THE WORLD CLOUD IN IT SEQUEL TO FF VII

CONFIRMED.

Actually, sources (wut) say it's a sequel to the Snowboarding mini-game in 7.

Ghil

At first, with just the name, I hope for a remake of Cloud (the first game of the guy who founded ThatGameCompany).

Now I'm disapointed as hell. :/

ArrestedDeveloper

It's obvious what that is


KIT CLOUDKICKER'S CLOUDSURF 2010

Enkido

I am very surprised that that name has not be taken by someone.

Volomon

@Enkido Is a pretty smart name, surprised myself, especially with the crappy names Sony has been tossing out for a while.

I think I saw something for this though, it's just the next step in their products sort of like how the new Sony Ericson can link up to your PS3 or the Bravia TV hooking up with your PS3. This is probably a way for all future Sony products to hook up.

killnation

Jeff Cusack

Cloud Computing? Like Steam for Sony products?

Little Mac

I'm ashamed to admit that I opened up the comments for this page just to see if anyone else immediately thought of Kit Cloudkicker.

Holyetheline

This is the beginning of the apocalypse!

tripknotix

tripknotix

Actually, think about Skyfire for Windows Mobile, or Opera Mini for Android, they let you "Web Surf" using a cloud server to handle all the rendering and cpu processing and even gpu rendering. So Cloud Surfing could mean Web Surfing using Cloud Services to render the web pages, instead of the console itself. If you think about the way These game companies are trying to add these types of Cloud Services, it makes sense. If thats true, then they beat everyone to the punch at a great Trademark "Cloudsurf", it already exists, but sony got to name it first.

Welshbastard

At first, I was half expecting it to be a sort of "Sequel" to Flower. Needless to say I'm quite disappointed.

Maurice Tan

Cloud is the worst "new" word since someone thought "podcast" would be a cool name for an mp3 on the internet. Fuck that shit!