Are there still people who think OnLive is doomed to fail or a fad by the way?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-04-onlive-convinces-tv-giant-vizio

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-20068558-10391702.html

It seems to be going from strength to strength from what I can see and doesn't appear to be disappearing anytime soon...

i tried onlive...it was ok, but for some reason with a 360 controller plugged in the actions of the controller are EXTREMELY slow...i was playing NBA 2k11 and i'd shoot the ball and two seconds later he'd actually shoot....but the keyboard n mouse worked fine

nothing is wrong with my controller because it works fine on steam games

bout the only thing i like about onlive compared to steam is being able to see other people play games....other than that, steam it is for me :)

i personally don't think onlive will fail exactly....it's a nice alternative for people who have low end PC's but fast internet...but if you have a nice high end PC i really don't see the need for onlive

0_o I completely forgot about On Live.

Why would I buy a vizio tv?

I still think it's a fad. Doomed to die out pretty damn soon.

Why would I buy a vizio tv?

WilliamRLBaker

:lol:

I can see why they are striving to become popular, because they aren't very popular. I tried it with Batman and it was reasonable, i still don't like the idea of not having the game though and the graphics weren't great, the gameplay was surprisingly ok it wasn't as laggy as i expected but still very noticeable.

OnWhat?

Why would I buy a vizio tv?

WilliamRLBaker

OnWhat?

Twin-Blade

i am the only one in my group of friends who know onlive exist and when i talk about it nobody seem interested .

Why would I buy a vizio tv?

WilliamRLBaker

For the same reason people would buy something like a console: Lower price (but it also comes with lower quality).

If coming to Europe this autumn means it fails, then yeah, sure, it fails really bad!

I don't think it's doomed, it's the future, but it's not the near future.Inconsistancy

onlive is still alive????

onlive is still alive????

da_illest101

Onlive is the future. Once we get good internet like Japan.

That thing is still trying to get market share?Cloud_765

My thoughts exactly. This is the first time in like 3 months that I hear someone bring it up.

[QUOTE="Cloud_765"]That thing is still trying to get market share?DraugenCP

My thoughts exactly. This is the first time in like 3 months that I hear someone bring it up.

i can see it failing.. if people didnt like thepsp go download only service, why would they take to onlive where you pay to rent a game until it's taken offline when the powers that be decide enough is enough. you dont even own the game, sure you can play some games on your low spec machine but you're still only renting them..

more like onstoopid amirite? nobody..

i can see it failing.. if people didnt like thepsp go download only service, why would they take to onlive where you pay to rent a game until it's taken offline when the powers that be decide enough is enough. you dont even own the game, sure you can play some games on your low spec machine but you're still only renting them..

more like onstoopid amirite? nobody..

mooooo99

Just like Netflix, amirite?

People on this forum thought that Move and Kinect will both be domed to fail or be peripheral fads but they are still here today.

I see no reason to use it because my computer is way better than what they use. It's a decent option if you don't want to pay for a console or get a good pc though.

i tried onlive...it was ok, but for some reason with a 360 controller plugged in the actions of the controller are EXTREMELY slow...i was playing NBA 2k11 and i'd shoot the ball and two seconds later he'd actually shoot....but the keyboard n mouse worked fine

nothing is wrong with my controller because it works fine on steam games

bout the only thing i like about onlive compared to steam is being able to see other people play games....other than that, steam it is for me :)

i personally don't think onlive will fail exactly....it's a nice alternative for people who have low end PC's but fast internet...but if you have a nice high end PC i really don't see the need for onlive

CDUB316

You can see people play on steam aswell.

But.... but.... but.... it's suppose to be vaporware and coudnt be possible! :shock:

But for real i knew this would be successful enoth when i heard that people who work for it it's same people who was working on first versions of quicktime ;] they know there stuff

There's a third option apart from extinction and domination and it's survival. It might just capture enough market share to keep it afloat without affecting the market too much.

I think it could get a few sales if it were promoted more but the you could only buy your stuff online is ALREADY not favored. Little to no advertisement is even worse for it.

[QUOTE="mooooo99"]

i can see it failing.. if people didnt like thepsp go download only service, why would they take to onlive where you pay to rent a game until it's taken offline when the powers that be decide enough is enough. you dont even own the game, sure you can play some games on your low spec machine but you're still only renting them..

more like onstoopid amirite? nobody..

XaosII

Just like Netflix, amirite?

as far as i'm aware netflix is a movie streaming service, whats that got to do with anything.. let me know what its like to spend 60$ on a new game and then have it taken offline after a few years for you to never play again..

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[QUOTE="mooooo99"]

i can see it failing.. if people didnt like thepsp go download only service, why would they take to onlive where you pay to rent a game until it's taken offline when the powers that be decide enough is enough. you dont even own the game, sure you can play some games on your low spec machine but you're still only renting them..

more like onstoopid amirite? nobody..

mooooo99

Just like Netflix, amirite?

as far as i'm aware netflix is a movie streaming service, whats that got to do with anything.. let me know what its like to spend 60$ on a new game and then have it taken offline after a few years for you to never play again..

As far as i'm aware, Netflix and OnLive happen to have a similar model. You dont have to buy games at $60. You can get access to a library of games for a small monthly fee. Much like Netflix. Once you stop paying, you lose access to the library.

By your logic, Netflix would also not have been a success due to how their model works. Its not that different than OnLive. If anything, Onlive has better options for pricing/plans. Netflix has quantity behind it. But even Netflix had to start somewhere.

onlive is the future of video games. but it still needs another 10 years to get it right.da_chub

+1

it reminds me of x-band (google it) which was an awesome product and incredibly fun, but a bit too early in the communications industry.

onlive is the future of video games. but it still needs another 10 years to get it right.da_chub

Will it stick? Yes.

Will it gain any significant marketshare? I doubt it.

I have a feeling that before Onlive can get a real foothold one of the large companies will do something similar, encorporating Onlive's capabilite into one of the existing consoles, and Onlive will fade, slowly.