Ridman Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Sounds too good to be true like http://www.gamespot.com/features/6206623/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=picks&tag=picks;img;1 http://kotaku.com/5181300/onlive-makes-pc-upgrades-extinct-lets-you-play-crysis-on-your-tv http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47080.html http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47082.html summary about how it works, taken from the gamespot article: "Imagine playing a computer game without any hassles. Drivers, troubleshooting, installations, compatibility, performance--all thrown out the window. Upgrading? A thing of the past. All you have to do is click on the game, and seconds later, you're playing. That's what OnLive will deliver. Should it work half as well as advertised, expect to see the gaming world thrown into upheaval by a box no bigger than a deck of playing cards. The story gets even more unbelievable when you factor in price. According to company reps, OnLive intends to significantly undercut every existing console on the market. At its core, OnLive is a subscription service similar to cable TV or Netflix. In other respects, OnLive is what you get when you pump something like YouTube full of steroids. Instead of just watching a pile of videos, you're streaming gameplay at HDTV resolutions and controlling your character in real time. You get Crysis on your HDTV at the highest-quality settings--run by a computer that's hundreds of miles from your doorstep. It's really no wonder Rearden Labs spent the better part of a decade perfecting and designing OnLive. Whenever a console comes out, we tend to dig in to all the gritty details--pixels pushed, mips mopped, and so forth. Sony has volumes written about its Cell processor, just like Microsoft and its tri-core CPU, not to mention their associated GPUs. By contrast, the humble little OnLive MicroConsole comes with practically nothing--just two USB connectors, a network jack, some AV outs, and some random bits and bobs stuffed in there. To make things even stranger, OnLive will run on just about any PC or Mac through a Web browser plug-in without the MicroConsole. Install the OnLive program and you're done. Even the lowly netbooks will run the newest games with high-quality details and excellent frame rates. All the magic happens elsewhere, and the hardware sitting in those rooms is considerably more powerful than anything the current consoles offer. Gaming PCs in far-off server rooms sit filled to the brim with SLI setups, quad-core CPUs, gobs of RAM, and ridiculous RAID arrays to make load times a thing of the past. In its racks, OnLive has a slew of machines ranging from the mundane for simpler games to SLI rigs to power the most demanding games. Every six months, OnLive will upgrade the computers to take advantage of new CPUs, GPUs, and more to give you access to the most powerful hardware available. Surprisingly, OnLive already has competition on the horizon. A startup by the name of OTOY aims to provide high speed gaming, HD movie playback and more, by using a web browser plugin. The driving force behind OTOY is AMD’s Fusion Render Cloud, a supercomputer class machine capable of petaflop processing power with over 1,000 GPUs. In a conversation with Jules Urbach, OTOY’s CEO, he mentioned that OTOY will be entering beta in the summer and should be up and running in the year. " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Maybe is the broadband network wasnt so shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 N-Gage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridman Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Been seven years in development apparently. The official site is up now http://www.onlive.com/ You don't even have to download the game, can click on it and go. If this will work, won't companies that make computer processors and graphic cards like... go bankrupt? (though gamers aren't 100% of the market of course, they'll definitely lose a lot of money like) http://www.gamespot.com/shows/on-the-spot/?series=on-the-spot&event=on_the_spot20090324 53 minute announcement video for those interested. Interesting things being said at around minute 7 regarding latency, lag etc. I still don't believe this will work as good as they promise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Well the cpu and gpu companies will be ok, as onlive still has to have a mass of computing power to run the games, before they are streamed to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 So you can get the mini console thing straight from your phone line into your TV and play the games without needing a beast PC? Sounds good to me Always want to try the good PC games but i'll never have the money to buy a shit hot PC to run them. Hopefully they'll have that Total War game on it so i can try that out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lazlo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'd like to see it. I just really can't see how you can stream that quality of image in the broadband structure we have atm. Anyone who's played shooters/racers online knows that anything that is latent above 250ms causes problems. Remember that nearly all games played online render all the environments on your machine, the only data that changes hands is the position of your character/car etc in the same program on a host server. To stream everything is a massive undertake. I just can't see how it can deliver all it promises. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Imagine playing PES online on this thing... More jumpy than a retard on a trampoline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'll believe it after it runs well for a year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gdc-why-onlive-cant-possibly-work-article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Please let this work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTastic Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sure there was something called Phantom or something like that which claimed it could do those a fair few years back. It died Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sure there was something called Phantom or something like that which claimed it could do those a fair few years back. It died Phantom was the ultimate vapourware. Sounds like the advertising that came before that ill-fated Nokia games console / telephone thing, the name of which I forget. At least that actually came out, unlike this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizmondo Which turned out to basically be a front for some mafia money laundering operation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 US Beta is about to go online soon. Mike and any other yanks can sign up here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Bee Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Free beta open now. http://www.onlive.com/?#2 It's a bit slow but I can see it works. Probably best for slower paced games like turn-based strategy or board games. Although of course, they're the games least likely to be an issue for most people's systems to be able to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Very few internet providers these days who offer uncapped and unthrottled service (don't think there are ANY in the US). Services like these are hampered by the ISPs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I like upgrading my computer though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrShens Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This is horseshit and will never work. Trust me, I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Launched in the UK today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Tried the beta/demo for Fear 3 using Onlive. Looked Okay, but didn't run so smooth, really don't think we've got the internet connections for it over here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Just seen you can get your first game for a £1, considering I've never played any PC games beyond FM and my laptop struggles with that at times I suppose I'm their target audience. Will have to have a proper look at it later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gdc-why-onlive-cant-possibly-work-article Oops. Now on Android and iOS btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Oh, look, its MrShens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5935767/onlive-filing-for-bankruptcy-new-company-to-take-its-place OnLive, the pioneers of cloud gaming, are in dire straits and are preparing to file for a form of bankruptcy, a source inside the company told Kotaku today. An OnLive spokesperson maintains that the OnLive service, which enables people to stream games to their computers and tablets without the need for dedicated hardware, will continue. But it seems as if the company itself is hitting some very hard times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5935767/onlive-filing-for-bankruptcy-new-company-to-take-its-place OnLive, the pioneers of cloud gaming, are in dire straits and are preparing to file for a form of bankruptcy, a source inside the company told Kotaku today. An OnLive spokesperson maintains that the OnLive service, which enables people to stream games to their computers and tablets without the need for dedicated hardware, will continue. But it seems as if the company itself is hitting some very hard times. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-17-onlive-lays-off-most-of-it-staff-files-for-alternative-to-bankruptcy-report Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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