OnLive CEO Says Service Is Not For Hardcore Gamers
When you're creating a service advertised to play hardcore games without a costly computer, it's a little confusing to say it's not for hardcore gamers.
CNet [http://www.onlive.com/] where he said the service is not for the hardcore.
"If you're a hardcore gamer and you've got a big rig and you want the highest quality graphics than OnLive is not the place where you're going to play your high-end game," he said. This appears to be in stark contrast to earlier statements that led us to believe that OnLive could play high-end games on maximum settings through a television with nothing required other than an internet connection.
Instead, he appears to paint it more "as a demo service, as a rental service, as a purchase service, as a social network." He says: "To not have a huge download in order to trial something before you make the purchase decision, why not? Just click OnLive and give it a go. If you like it, terrific. Download the thing from Steam or order a copy on DVD."
Perlman might be talking about the top 1% of gamers here; the kind that have no qualms about spending $1000 on the newest upgrade every four months. He could mean that OnLive isn't going to be a replacement for the type of a player that always has to have bleeding edge hardware. Still, I got the impression that OnLive was particularly designed to replicate the high-end so that people wouldn't have to spend thousands of dollars to build their own computers.
I don't think anybody expects OnLive to replace a constantly upgraded big-rig computer, but does this statement mean high-end games can't be played as previously indicated? I don't mean to look too much into it, but it's a bit confusing after being told I would be able to play games such as Crysis on maximum settings through OnLive. At least the service is pretty much free [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102163-OnLive-Extends-Free-Service-Offer] so it can be wholly tested without too much risk for now.
Source: CNet [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20010687-1.html]
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When you're creating a service advertised to play hardcore games without a costly computer, it's a little confusing to say it's not for hardcore gamers.
CNet [http://www.onlive.com/] where he said the service is not for the hardcore.
"If you're a hardcore gamer and you've got a big rig and you want the highest quality graphics than OnLive is not the place where you're going to play your high-end game," he said. This appears to be in stark contrast to earlier statements that led us to believe that OnLive could play high-end games on maximum settings through a television with nothing required other than an internet connection.
Instead, he appears to paint it more "as a demo service, as a rental service, as a purchase service, as a social network." He says: "To not have a huge download in order to trial something before you make the purchase decision, why not? Just click OnLive and give it a go. If you like it, terrific. Download the thing from Steam or order a copy on DVD."
Perlman might be talking about the top 1% of gamers here; the kind that have no qualms about spending $1000 on the newest upgrade every four months. He could mean that OnLive isn't going to be a replacement for the type of a player that always has to have bleeding edge hardware. Still, I got the impression that OnLive was particularly designed to replicate the high-end so that people wouldn't have to spend thousands of dollars to build their own computers.
I don't think anybody expects OnLive to replace a constantly upgraded big-rig computer, but does this statement mean high-end games can't be played as previously indicated? I don't mean to look too much into it, but it's a bit confusing after being told I would be able to play games such as Crysis on maximum settings through OnLive. At least the service is pretty much free [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102163-OnLive-Extends-Free-Service-Offer] so it can be wholly tested without too much risk for now.
Source: CNet [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20010687-1.html]
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