With Valve releasing a Mac version of Steam in April, OnLive is going to have to pry it from my cold dead hands. Needless to say I'm sticking with Steam, always have and always will.
OnLive Goes Live in June
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The difference between Ubisoft and Onlive's services is that Onlive is charging you access so in theory at least their servers will be far more reliable. I really fail to see how this is the doomsday so many of you are saying that it is. If it gives someone who can't afford a new computer the ability to play the latest gen games, what is the problem? I would suspect that the quality of the game is only going to improve as more and more people get broadband connections and as fiber optic becomes more available.
Again, this is still an option, some people will really like it, others won't, it's not like it is going to be replacing the other forms of distribution anytime soon.
Again, this is still an option, some people will really like it, others won't, it's not like it is going to be replacing the other forms of distribution anytime soon.
I heard about this and I was interested, my computer blows so this could be the remedy but then I read that Valve wasn't in and I immeadiately said "Fuck it".
No Valve, no sale. They have the only games with superior PC counterparts by a considerable margin.
No Valve, no sale. They have the only games with superior PC counterparts by a considerable margin.
There a three main problems:
1) Is the tech there? I imagine running 100 copies of Crysis simultaneously will take a hell of a lot of hardware, and then the end user has to have a good internet connection to recieve the 720p stream and send the inputs from the end user back to the server.
2) Will people pay for it? Paying $40 to buy a game, and then $15 a month to get access to it, doesn't sound to good compared to paying $1000 for a decent PC and $30 for the game for keeps.
3) Will it get out of the US? Personally, I can't see it ever leaving the US.
1) Is the tech there? I imagine running 100 copies of Crysis simultaneously will take a hell of a lot of hardware, and then the end user has to have a good internet connection to recieve the 720p stream and send the inputs from the end user back to the server.
2) Will people pay for it? Paying $40 to buy a game, and then $15 a month to get access to it, doesn't sound to good compared to paying $1000 for a decent PC and $30 for the game for keeps.
3) Will it get out of the US? Personally, I can't see it ever leaving the US.
Here is kind of the problem with On Live:
Let's say everything works out amazingly. Let's assume it can run masterfully without lag somehow. Regardless, there are still problems on the OTHER end; your ISP and your house.
For instance, around here no one gives unlimited bandwidth anymore; not a single fucking ISP. On Live is going to sky rocket your internet usage. Furthermore, if you're like me and you have roommates, chances are they tend to use the internet as well. Maybe they're downloading stuff, or streaming videos, or internet radio, or torrenting, or whatever - the point is we all share our connection. If one of them is doing something intensive then I basically can't play my games anymore without crazy lag.
So this thing was designed for people with unlimited bandwidth and only one person who uses the internet? How will this succeed again? To top it all off you'll have this luxury for $15 a month?
I've heard reports from the a beta user (on the escapist a week ago or something he posted) that On Live DOES work and he doesn't notice lag. He then admitted that there are only ever like 10-15 people on at a time.
So great, we know the thing works with 10-15 people. What if it catches on? How will it service anywhere from 10 thousand to 500 thousand simultaneous connections?
Let's say everything works out amazingly. Let's assume it can run masterfully without lag somehow. Regardless, there are still problems on the OTHER end; your ISP and your house.
For instance, around here no one gives unlimited bandwidth anymore; not a single fucking ISP. On Live is going to sky rocket your internet usage. Furthermore, if you're like me and you have roommates, chances are they tend to use the internet as well. Maybe they're downloading stuff, or streaming videos, or internet radio, or torrenting, or whatever - the point is we all share our connection. If one of them is doing something intensive then I basically can't play my games anymore without crazy lag.
So this thing was designed for people with unlimited bandwidth and only one person who uses the internet? How will this succeed again? To top it all off you'll have this luxury for $15 a month?
I've heard reports from the a beta user (on the escapist a week ago or something he posted) that On Live DOES work and he doesn't notice lag. He then admitted that there are only ever like 10-15 people on at a time.
So great, we know the thing works with 10-15 people. What if it catches on? How will it service anywhere from 10 thousand to 500 thousand simultaneous connections?
fair point. i guess its going to depend on how much they want for each game. i mean they cant honestly justify 40 bucks or whatever plus 15 a month just to rent. i dunno. it will really come down to pricing for me. but fundamentally im extremely interestedKorias said: