Onlive is an interesting idea. Cloud gaming will get more popular as time goes on. However Onlive's current implementation and restrictions turn me off. Not to mention our current Internet infrastructure as a whole isn't up to the task and we have this thing called bandwidth caps that will get in the way unless they get much higher. Maybe in 7-10 years from now Cloud gaming will be mainstream if certain things are addressed..
Don't like the options, there should be something between buying it, and wanting it to die. Something like "I don't care, my PC is high end, and my last video card was more powerful than OnLive's current" Bandwidth hog, would have to spend more each year on a more expensive ISP plan then on a new video card every 2 years.
I am going to give it a shot. While I overwhelmingly prefer the idea of physical media, or at least digital media that is available to me at all times and not held on some remote server, I will use it more or less like a rental. I'll buy the 3 or 5 day pass to games I wanted to check out, but didn't want to buy. Cheaper than renting, and I get a decent connection with it, so why not?
Where's the "I have no desire to use it" option? I don't want it to die in a fire but I'm not going to use it. It's a nice option for gamers who want a simpler but watered down version of PC gaming.
I will be using it on any device I own and any device where the service is available. :)
Rikusaki
Which is, as it turns out, not very many places. Not only do you need to go to a place near a center, but you need a place with a stable and fast internet connection where limits are ignored. You'd be hard pressed to find one such location, much less many.
I will be using it on any device I own and any device where the service is available. :)
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Which is, as it turns out, not very many places. Not only do you need to go to a place near a center, but you need a place with a stable and fast internet connection where limits are ignored. You'd be hard pressed to find one such location, much less many. I have OnLive on my phone, my notebook, my PC and of course, my MicroConsole.
[QUOTE="karasill"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"] I do not.Rikusaki
Do you work for Onlive in any way shape or form? You sure go the extra mile in promoting them.. Nope. I just love the service. Do you have to keep plugging it here? Everyone knows about it by now.
[QUOTE="karasill"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"] I do not.Rikusaki
Do you work for Onlive in any way shape or form? You sure go the extra mile in promoting them.. Nope. I just love the service. Fair enough. I on the other hand dont. I like the core concept but Onlive is doing it wrong.
[QUOTE="karasill"] Do you work for Onlive in any way shape or form? You sure go the extra mile in promoting them..karasill
Nope. I just love the service. Fair enough. I on the other dont. I like the concept but Onlive is doing it wrong. I can see the usefulness for laptops and demos but I would rather see it fail to discourage console makers from going digital-only.
OnLive is a joke. I can get the games I want cheaper on Steam, run them at a higher resolution with no compression on my crappy two-year old $500 PC, and not eat up my monthly bandwidth just by playing games.
Until it can be used on a cellphone with some sort of bluetooth/wireless input device its crap. Its like PC gaming's clumsy and poor little cousin that not even Hermits try to defend.
[QUOTE="karasill"][QUOTE="Rikusaki"] I do not.Rikusaki
Do you work for Onlive in any way shape or form? You sure go the extra mile in promoting them.. Nope. I just love the service. yeah he loves the 15 games they offer, which are blurry because no 1080p..yuck
as convienient as downloadable stuff on the internet is, i think its hard on the economy. netflix put both of the family owned video rental places out of business in my rown. things like onlive and steam might put things like gamestop out of business, resulting in a loss of jobs. sory for boring people with my political approach
Uh, no interest. I don't want to kill it with fire, I guess because I didn't sink any money into it, but it just seemed like a lousy service and a terrible investment.
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