"Console Killer" ONLive Launched Today

This service purports to give you SLI HD/PC Gaming experience on you Laptop or TV, be "streaming" the content down to your TV or laptop. Hence you don't need a decent PC or console, just a crummy app for your laptop, or tiny widget for your TV.

Given all the users here at SW, has anyone actually used this service? Is it any good? Can you see it taking off?

http://blog.onlive.com/2010/06/15/welcome-to-onlive/

Given the fact that I had no idea this was happening, no console killer here.

I didn't know it launched today. and if System Wars was my way of finding out, that's not a good sign from that basic standpoint.

thats good... but how long will it be until onlive fanboys appear?

Here come the PC gaming fanboys. Oh, and now introducing, MAC gaming fanboys! :o

thats good... but how long will it be until onlive fanboys appear?

alfredooo

Here come the PC gaming fanboys. Oh, and now introducing, MAC gaming fanboys! :o

MasterBolt360

Given the fact that I had no idea this was happening, no console killer here.

789shadow

Basic idea I had in mind when I saw the topic title.

OMG! My PS3 just died!

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Here come the PC gaming fanboys. Oh, and now introducing, MAC gaming fanboys! :o

General_X

Yeah, we call em worms. But since OnLive is destined to fail I guess they can be called Dodo's.

This service purports to give you SLI HD/PC Gaming experience on you Laptop or TV, be "streaming" the content down to your TV or laptop. Hence you don't need a decent PC or console, just a crummy app for your laptop, or tiny widget for your TV.

Given all the users here at SW, has anyone actually used this service? Is it any good? Can you see it taking off?

http://blog.onlive.com/2010/06/15/welcome-to-onlive/

This is monumental for one very specific reason: now all the people who claim cows need a high-end gaming PC to play Mass Effect 2 are wrong. They could sign up for this free service and then rent Mass Effect 2 for $5.

onlive gamers should be called birds

I signed up for the free year at the beginning of the month. Same old "thanks for confirming registration" when I sign in, not able to go anywhere from there. They said they'd be doing a gradual rollout, so who knows when they're gonna let me play.

I still don't understand what it is.

I signed up for the free year at the beginning of the month. Same old "thanks for confirming registration" when I sign in, not able to go anywhere from there. They said they'd be doing a gradual rollout, so who knows when they're gonna let me play.

gamecubepad

onlive gamers should be called birds

dontshackzmii

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I signed up for the free year at the beginning of the month. Same old "thanks for confirming registration" when I sign in, not able to go anywhere from there. They said they'd be doing a gradual rollout, so who knows when they're gonna let me play.

Eddie5vs1

Same here. I think cloud computing will be a big thing in the future, but it's likely OnLive will be a casuality in the march towards the future. If their service works, I could see them getting picked up by DirecTV or Comcast as a bonus service.

I tried it out today.

Its actually pretty awesome.

I played crysis on high on my LAPTOP LOL

Same here. I think cloud computing will be a big thing in the future, but it's likely OnLive will be a casuality in the march towards the future. If their service works, I could see them getting picked up by DirecTV or Comcast as a bonus service.gamecubepad

[QUOTE="gamecubepad"] Same here. I think cloud computing will be a big thing in the future, but it's likely OnLive will be a casuality in the march towards the future. If their service works, I could see them getting picked up by DirecTV or Comcast as a bonus service.Eddie5vs1

If it takes off, Steam will want to buy it usule

I heard about it for a week and then never again.

Interesting, so far only 3 ppl seem to have even notionaly tried. MOst have never heard of it, and this is the geeky system wars board. Still one "bird", or whatever said he played crysis HD on his Laptop, but don't really know if he's making that up. In theory though, this is exactly what you should be able to do.

I'm interested in this since, I get bored of installing/configuring software and updating my PC. I tend to buy games for my 360 if possible, though less so now, since it's starting to show its age in graphics. I do now that British Telecom in the UK are talking about teaming up with OnLIve. This could be interesting since in reality BT own almsot all of the Internet backbone in the UK, and could provide the low ping that gamers need.

I think it will fail since It offers nothing that makes PC gaming great, like mods.

Plus you don't own the game so when you have no internet you cannot play.

And the bandwidth usages per month is huge.

Like 305 gigs per month on SD and 500 gigs+ on HD.

I am supposed to have no bandwidth limits but if my ISP saw that amount being used they would either shut me off or charge much more.

This OnLive requires a fast speed too.....my 3 megabit/sec connection would probably not be enough.

I would incredibly surprised if OnLive actually became the Console Killer. I don't think it will do that great.

console killer that no one even new launched today.. yup:roll:

console killer that no one even new launched today.. yup:roll:

iamshivy

http://goldeneyegame.com/reveal/?lang=enthis tells me not to waste my money on onlive hahha

i got somthing better in my near future

dkc4 will onlive have that ,kirby will it have thatand please dont tell me its gonnaj ust have the same ol games ps3 360 reciev i aint buying

If you buy anything you won't be able to access it after the subscription runs out. There's a subscription fee. It's the Ubisoft DRM so many are fans of. So that sounds great.InsaneBasura

A gaming PC uses at least an additional 300 watts of electricity.SquatsAreAwesom

Few basic problems with this service. Main being you don't ever actually own any of the software you "buy" much like Sony's new PSN+ if you unsubscribe you lose access to "your" games. Second problem is the service removes almost all of the benifits of PC games like higher resolutions and mods. Third problem is latency and judging by the fact that alot of games this gen don't even work well online(BFBC2) I don't see how streaming far more bandwidth could possibly work. I hate lag in online games but it's part of the experience I guess, however lag in single player? No thanks. Maybe when we all have fiber optic connections in 2030.

This doesn't even account for all the new problems a closed service like this could cause. Stuff like hardware stagnation, games remaining full price forever because there is no physical media to move and no possiblity for price competition. Steam gives deals because they are still competing with other sources, but if there is only one source there is no need to lower prices. Competition is always good for the consumer and this service removes alot of competition. Add all of that up and what we already have now is of far more value than a service like this could ever provide imo. New products need to offer incentives not remove them.

I highly doubt it will kill consoles if you already own a ps3 or 360 no point in buying onlive same for pc gamers with decent pc. It seems like the only market is people who don't own a pc or any consoles in which case I'd question weather or not you'd be interested enough in gaming to even bother with onlive.DJ_Headshot

The problem right now is bandwidth, and the fact that a lot of PC gamers have no desire to play a non-maxed out, sub-1080p gaming experience. If they wanted that, they probably would have just stuck to consoles. So yeah, it may not make a big impact right now - in the current generation...

...but when the next-generation of consoles are set to be released, and if you happen to be perfectly happy with current PC, people may just decide to give cloud-computing a chance. The problem is affordability; it needs to be noticeably cheaper than buying a PS3 or 360. Luckily, OnLive seems to have ditched the original $15/month plan and is instead leaning towards a much more reasonable $5/month plan, which is little more than the annual cost of Xbox Live or PSN Plus.

...games remaining full price forever because there is no physical media to move and no possiblity for price competition. Steam gives deals because they are still competing with other sources, but if there is only one source there is no need to lower prices. Competition is always good for the consumer and this service removes alot of competition.

nosedive7

That said... there is of course competition too, and some very good ones. Gaikai hopes to provide ad-based cloud gaming which requires no subscription fees.

It's going to be funny when (if) Sony/MS/Nintendo launches a cloud gaming service and fanboys are all over it.

Quick question: Assuming onlive works: could someone who is playing an "onlive game" play ONLINE with someone else who has the same game but not on "onlive"???

Thanks

thats good... but how long will it be until onlive fanboys appear?

OMG! My PS3 just died!

BPoole96

BTW MY PS3 did just die from ylod :cry: