Comments on: The Onlive Gaming System Is Coming Soon – But Does Anyone Want It?

By: ted sorensen

ted sorensen — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:48:18 +0000

Looks to me like OnLive = more buck for less bang. At $15/month, you’re buying a new console every 18 months, plus you still have to buy the games, and you can’t sell the games used to get any of that money back. On top of that you can only play at 720p30, you will have some latency across the Internet, and you will be subject to various Internet issues (e.g. outages, bandwidth caps, etc.). So I’m paying more for the console and the games, and I’m getting less resolution, more latency, less reliability, etc. I prefer Spawn Labs’ approach. They have a box you can hook up to your console or PC gaming rig. Lets you play around your house or across the Internet, alone or co-op with friends, record video clips, no subscription fees. Have your cake and eat it too…

By: Anya

Anya — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:24:14 +0000

Oh come the fuck on… REALLY? have you heard of a little service called STEAM!? there is no reason to believe that it’d fail in fact this’ll probably be the very first time an experimental gaming device doesn’t fail. I mean JESUS CHRIST have you ever seen the price tags on PC graphics cards!?
BUT, if it does fail I guess that’s one more reason to throw my already useless gaming laptop in the trash.

By: voidheart

voidheart — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:48:09 +0000

Only real problem is modding. There is no info about it, and in my opinion (at least at first), there will be no way to mod your game. Why? They would have to run mods on their hardware. Thats potential high security risk. And then again – there is a question of distribution of particular mod. Will you have to submit your mod, and wait for approval? That makes no sense. Unified modding system? Good luck.

Anyway – onLive is just another way of fighting piracy (at least from business point of view).

Suprised? Well, thats what clouds are really about.

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By: Jonathan Weeston

Jonathan Weeston — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:43:08 +0000

Onlive has said they will support multiplayer, but, again, the question is how well will an all online format work? You’re talking about not only a system supporting your streaming of their content, but potentially hundreds.

I agree, we will have to sit back and see just how this system works. Thanks for the comments, guys!

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By: Freakizoid

Freakizoid — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:17:06 +0000

I agree David. Plus how will multiplayer work? Does it support that at all? Now your streaming games and all the required network stuff for multiplayer gaming?

I think there is a niche market for this device, but hell if I know who that market is. Do they?

I can probably say without a doubt that they won’t be swaying console owners to ditch their consoles for this service.

As with any new innovative tech, we may just all have to sit back and wait and see.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:16 +0000