[QUOTE="Airek49"]

OnLive will fail due to intimidation, monthly fees, people's mindsets, and the name.

Intimidation: Too risky. Too advanced for now. People won't understand how it works, so will continue to play the consoles they already love.

Monthly Fees: On top of paying the price per game and the cost of your ISP, you're going to pay $15 a month for...ever? Most people interested in OnLive are gamers, and therefor will more than likely already own a gaming quality PC, which leads you to Steam instead of OnLive.

People's Mindsets: Well, for example, this board. The Sony Playstation and the Microsoft XBox 360 are both wonderful systems. If you're lucky enough to own either one, consider yourself a well off gamer. But yet, there is an entire board (and the most popular one) dedicated to letting gamers fight it out as to which is the best. You think people who are hardcore enough fans to come onto a gaming forum and argue will have an open mind to a whole new competitor?

Name: OnLive, made by... who? What? What is this I don't even.... the point is, Sony, Microsoft, and especially Nintendo are household names. If a mother doing her Christmas shopping is out looking for a surprise gift for her 10 - 17 year old, what are the chances she'll consider OnLive? Not likely.

HonkyTonkGamer

People understand what netflicks is same concept but for games:?

OnLive will fail due to intimidation, monthly fees, people's mindsets, and the name.

Intimidation: Too risky. Too advanced for now. People won't understand how it works, so will continue to play the consoles they already love.

Monthly Fees: On top of paying the price per game and the cost of your ISP, you're going to pay $15 a month for...ever? Most people interested in OnLive are gamers, and therefor will more than likely already own a gaming quality PC, which leads you to Steam instead of OnLive.

People's Mindsets: Well, for example, this board. The Sony Playstation and the Microsoft XBox 360 are both wonderful systems. If you're lucky enough to own either one, consider yourself a well off gamer. But yet, there is an entire board (and the most popular one) dedicated to letting gamers fight it out as to which is the best. You think people who are hardcore enough fans to come onto a gaming forum and argue will have an open mind to a whole new competitor?

Name: OnLive, made by... who? What? What is this I don't even.... the point is, Sony, Microsoft, and especially Nintendo are household names. If a mother doing her Christmas shopping is out looking for a surprise gift for her 10 - 17 year old, what are the chances she'll consider OnLive? Not likely.