[QUOTE="IgGy621985"][QUOTE="steveroger"]
You are the one who missed the point. I said in my posts that "Steam and gog.com and the rest is where we are headed." This means that PC gamers are not buying into the cloud computing rap of OnLive! but rather we are sticking with the future of PC gaming which is digital downloading for our own PCs.
I say this because OnLive! in their blog is setting us up for high prices. As I pointed out the current price point for PC games is not $60 for new releases. The $60 price point is for video games for consoles. OnLive! is full of it. Anyway, OnLive is really only competing with PC games. For the most part new PC games are hitting $40 and $50. OnLive! is totally misleading readers about pricing and the cost of games. The market for PC games is not bestbuy and walmart. But Steam and gog.com, and direct2drive and gamersgate.com. They already cut the cost of distribution and packaging.
So, my point is, that OnLive! in their blog is skipping E3 because they say they aren't about retailing for video games and retail distribution. Yes, that is true, so they better deal with the cost of games on Steam and gog.com.
Lastly, they have to pass the cost of their cloud servers onto customers. This means there is no savings to the end user to use the OnLive! service. Wake up people.
This is all a way to get into your pocket. In the long run you will not save a thing. Because they are setting you up to pay big time per game.
Sure, if you can't afford to shell out the big dollars for a PC then cloud computing is for you. Just like paying $10 bucks per video game rental at blockbuster is for you too.
Get it?
I prefer to buy my own PC and upgrade it than carry the cost of their lag infested cloud computing service. Mark my words. You will be paying and paying for very very little choice and performance.
The distributors and developers are going to want to pay for cloud computing either. But they don't care if you buy their games at a high price though go ahead. Pay and Pay.
steveroger
Dude, OnLive isn't out yet.
Wait for it to gets released, flops, and then bash on it.
My thoughts exactly. They will dissapear with investors money, and thats about all imo.
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