If You Can't Run OnLive, You Have a Below-Average Internet Connection - 56k

OnLive only requires 2.5Mbps to stream 720p.

This is well below our national average and the global household download index.

Me?

2.5Mbps is laughable. Piece of cake.

I just can't belive how many of you gamers have such slow connections.

How long does it take to download something from Steam?

A PS3 update? DLC? How do you all do it?

It is simple, we buy the games and not rely on some random online service

Cool story, Riku.

Your internet speeds make me ever so jelly.

But alas, not much I can do. The area where I live has few options and none of them worth making a change at the moment.

Well i'm below average then and i'm not buying it.

It is simple, we buy the games and not rely on some random online service

loosingENDS

I buy DD games...So internet matters. My internet speed is 15mbs. Not fantastic but I think good enough for Onlive. Either way, I don't use OnLive cause I don't want to. Simple as that. I'd rather use Steam and install the games. Bandwidth in Canada is expensive.

Pretty good connection for me today:

Hell, I can even play OnLive on AT&T's crappy HSPA+ network. It doesn't take much.

I can run OnLive, but there's still lag. Plus my connection isn't consistently stable.

Hell, I can even play OnLive on AT&T's crappy HSPA+ network. It doesn't take much.

Rikusaki

The fact that you can play OnLive on Tablets now is quite cool. I admit that. Its a reason for me to get it later on.

Your internet speeds make me ever so jelly.

But alas, not much I can do. The area where I live has few options and none of them worth making a change at the moment.

mmmwksil

Been awhile since your last sales pitch Riku. Did OnLive not have enough money to pay you or something?

OnLive still sucks. Heavily compress streams and crappy visuals. Not to mention input lag which ruins some games. Gaikai will take off. OnLive will die in the flames from which it spawned.

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Your internet speeds make me ever so jelly.

But alas, not much I can do. The area where I live has few options and none of them worth making a change at the moment.

DarkLink77

Oh I have zero interest in OnLive. Just in faster internet speeds. :P

Pretty good connection for me today:

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Pretty good connection for me today:

PSP107

Not sure, I don't upload a lot so never paid attention to it.

I'm streaming my gameplay on justin.tv so you can all see how AWESOME it is. lol

http://www.justin.tv/pjmccartney

Why do all Onlive users have ponies in their avies?GiantAssPanda

They want to feel special and loved, because they're jerks and everybody hates them.

I'm streaming my gameplay on justin.tv so you can all see how AWESOME it is. lol

Rikusaki

Intentionally playing the inferior experience. Yeah, SO AWESOME. :roll:

I came in here because i never posted in a OnLive thread. I have no intentions on buying the service. Call me old fashioned but i'll stick with my gaming rig and consoles. Cya.

i've got great speeds and onlive still looks like ass.

sure it is better now than in the deep dark pixelated tiled early days of onlive but it is still pretty crappy overall.

i will say the play pass this they have is an amazing deal if i was going to bother with onlive i would get that in a second.

Well, this is my speed. Not the best, but I'm satisified with it. I download things pretty fast on Steam and my consoles.

So according to Rikusaki I should be good to go with Onlive. If "good to go" means "enjoy these 720p Youtube videos of games from 2008 that you can laggily control, right after you get done wrestling with the godawful menus!" that's kinda sad.

On the upside, Saints Row 3 seems freaking awesome. I can't wait to get it on Steam.

So what if I could run OnLive.

I don't want it...

I'm not wasting 3 GB of bandwidth an hour, even if I have the broadband speed.

Try living in the UK, the broadband here is pathetic.

I just can't belive how many of you gamers have such slow connections.

How long does it take to download something from Steam?

A PS3 update? DLC? How do you all do it?

Rikusaki

One thing worse than PC elitist it's ONlive fanboys. I have a connection that can run in perfectly. I hate the cloud, it's everything WRONG with computers. I'd rather have AIDS than to subject myself to cloud computing.

I've got a fiber 20Mb connection and the service is pretty useless as far as I'm concerned.

Well, not totally useless. I have a Nook color tablet and it's kind of cool watching people play games through the service on it.

Why would I use Onlive when I have a GTX 460 in my HTPC which is good enough to run pretty much everything?

If "good to go" means "enjoy these 720p Youtube videos of games from 2008Cherokee_Jack

One thing worse than PC elitist it's ONlive fanboys. I have a connection that can run in perfectly. I hate the cloud, it's everything WRONG with computers. I'd rather have AIDS than to subject myself to cloud computing.

dj_pulserfan

This was my result for right now, so I guess I could run onlive.

How long does it take to download something from Steam?

A PS3 update? DLC? How do you all do it?

Rikusaki

It took me an hour to download something on steam the last time i checked.

A PS3 update will typically run me about 25 minutes start to finish.

Onlive is crap if you're far away from their servers, playing with high ping on single player games is pretty damn annoying.

I cannot believe you still think OnLive is good.

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I just can't belive how many of you gamers have such slow connections.

How long does it take to download something from Steam?

A PS3 update? DLC? How do you all do it?

JustPlainLucas