I don't think it could replace EVERYTHING. A lot of people still prefer hard copies of everything. Like me. I want a physical disc so I don't necessarily have to be online to install and play the game. Like someone else said this is gonna end up being worse then steam with the only plus being that it's on max settings all the time. And 8MBps? Damn my internet only goes @ like 1. Damn guess Canada has been omitted out of this.
If OnLive works as promised, do you really think it could replace the home console?
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no simply because there are some games that wouldnt work on the computer...for exampl the SSB series...you cant bash peaches head in with your mouse no matter how much you click...also...i personaly prefer a controler over a keyboard any day...but thats just me :3
Totally agree. I just can't see how this will work out in the long run, especially for online play. Feels kind of gimmicky imo.garjian said:
Let me give you 3 answers:
1.No
2.No
3.NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Notice that it's "steaming" not downloading the games to the box. Yes, I'm mostly likely going to run out and buy one, or at least download the software for my Laptop, to pay Crysis but to think that steaming will work in the real world as it does on paper, you have to be nuts. All it would take to ruin a game is someone in the house or on the same local network to start serveral torrents and your screwed.
1.No
2.No
3.NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Notice that it's "steaming" not downloading the games to the box. Yes, I'm mostly likely going to run out and buy one, or at least download the software for my Laptop, to pay Crysis but to think that steaming will work in the real world as it does on paper, you have to be nuts. All it would take to ruin a game is someone in the house or on the same local network to start serveral torrents and your screwed.
This will never work anytime in teh near future.. someday probably but i wouldn't hold my breath. This is one of those projects that will be hyped and talked about for months and then just go away.
Okay, this is a bit off subject, but I did a test with that link you provided. It said I get about 1.32 MBPS. I'm running DSL High Speed Internet through Qwest. How in the heck is it that I'm getting such a low speed?keptsimple said:
Corr, woefully low? What are you lot like?Doug said:
*Put's old man hat on* In my day, 2 Meg speeds was godlike, and taking three hours to download a 700mb was a blessing. *takes hat off*
Oh, and whatever speed you may think is fast, it's got nothing on Korea.
Think 50 megs is fast? Try 1GB. How fast could you download a 700mb file?
Either way, I think I'll wait this one out on the OnLive thing, and probably would never be using it.
my only problem/question with onlive is: what happens when you stop subscribing?
ie. say you buy 10 games on online and spend £200 or something play for a year then stop subbing. isn't that 10 games you cannot play anymore? if you have bought them normally you could still be playing. so you don't actually own those games like you would via steam or hard copy. its just perminant rental service.
if when you bought games from onlive you got some sort of license and could download backups of the games whenever you want. kind of like how you get a copy of the game on your hardrive in steam only optional. only then would onlive work.
I've got mobile broadband, a usb device I plug in so can use internet anywhere. its really shit don't buy one (unrealiable+downloadlimit+veryhighping). but sometimes i get up to 3mbps bandwidth, the ping is off the roof so it counts for nothing when I'm trying to snipe. but won't be long till the tech gets actually good, not hard to imagine in the future gbps internet you can use anywhere, eventually onlive will be possible even if you live in the middle of nowhere with no phoneline.
ie. say you buy 10 games on online and spend £200 or something play for a year then stop subbing. isn't that 10 games you cannot play anymore? if you have bought them normally you could still be playing. so you don't actually own those games like you would via steam or hard copy. its just perminant rental service.
if when you bought games from onlive you got some sort of license and could download backups of the games whenever you want. kind of like how you get a copy of the game on your hardrive in steam only optional. only then would onlive work.
I've got mobile broadband, a usb device I plug in so can use internet anywhere. its really shit don't buy one (unrealiable+downloadlimit+veryhighping). but sometimes i get up to 3mbps bandwidth, the ping is off the roof so it counts for nothing when I'm trying to snipe. but won't be long till the tech gets actually good, not hard to imagine in the future gbps internet you can use anywhere, eventually onlive will be possible even if you live in the middle of nowhere with no phoneline.
I would never quit console gaming for PC gaming. I always thought as the mouse and keyboard controls for people who are to stupid to use a fucking controller. Damn, I'm going to get a lot of hate for saying that the PC controls suck!
I certainly hope the concept doesn't catch on. I've never been a fan of the software as a service approach (notable examples are MMO's and anti-virus software).
If it works, it might put sony and MS out of the business unless they evolve, but Nintendo will survive because I doubt Onlive is going to have anything but a standard controller, and Nintendo sure isn't going to let its 1st party franchises be compatable with Onlive.
In fact THE most threatened market if Onlive succeeds is PC gaming hardware manufacturers.
In fact THE most threatened market if Onlive succeeds is PC gaming hardware manufacturers.