If OnLive works as promised, do you really think it could replace the home console?
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This I can definitely agree with. As I said, Wii, PC and Mac owners are probably the only people I can see buying this and loving it. If you own a 360 and/or PS3, I don't see why you'd want OnLive. They'll have to do something crazy in order to get the 360/PS3 fan's attention.Devildoc said:
Hold on... I pay for my games, then I have to pay to ACCESS my games? And what about if I cancel my subscription, I lose my games? Umm... No thanks there guys. I would rather like to actually own things I am paying for.
Edit: Then there is the fact that I have to keep paying for it year after year after year, which will end up being FAR more than the cost of a console.
Edit: Then there is the fact that I have to keep paying for it year after year after year, which will end up being FAR more than the cost of a console.
No. Not only because it's almost impossible to pull off, but because there's far, far too much money to be made in PC parts/consoles. There's no way that these companies are just going to allow themselves to become obsolete.
Plus, I, like many people, like actually owning something we pay for.
Plus, I, like many people, like actually owning something we pay for.
Actually I think the HD consoles are going to take the serious hit, especially after the next generation of consoles hits, that's where people will just use Onlive instead of upgrading to the new Xbox 720 or PS4 or whatever.Quadtrix said:
Onlive's potential pull at these gamers is the fact that if Onlive works well they will never have to upgrade their consoles or PCs again.
Sony and MS will have to innovate and evolve, they may have to get really stingy and make first party exclusives to survive, relying on 3rd party support is going to make them drown once this generation of consoles is outdated.
Nintendo weathered 2 generations on limited 3rd party support, it's their first party franchises that will sell consoles and keep them afloat, not to mention their innovation.
PC gaming.. well.. depending on how Onlive is set up, PC devs might get a cut of the dough, which would help but otherwise if this thing really takes off.. they're up shit creek I can tell you that.
I'm probably wrong but I doubt that there is any game that uses more then 40 keys. Also, it's not that hard to play a first person shooter with a controller.Zedzero said:
There may not be any games that use more than 40 keys, but there are hundreds of games that need more than eight buttons. Not to mention the fact that the analog controls make turning quickly impossible, and precision aiming difficult. [/offtopic]letsnoobtehpwns said:
Onlive will not replace consoles, PCs or any other form of entertainment because it simply won't work as advertised. Even if they can get past the technical difficulties (ever tried encoding 720p in realtime several thousand times over while running crysis on high settings?) there will be the issue of a monthly subscription that will probably be in excess of $30/month.
I don't see a Phantom console achieving this in this generation. Wait till we get more broadband speed, and bandwidth is cheap is dirt.
No, even if it does work then it another service similar to Onlive will come along. Then it will be a battle of games. Onlive will get Halo but the new service will have Metal Gear. Its really just what we have now, only you can play RTS games on it without crying from console controls.
I don't think it will -replace- the home console, but it will become the mightiest of the console market. Because most people would rather buy one console than three, we will see Onlive dominate the scene with other consoles numbers dropping a good amount. There is a theory that Onlive will make this the last console generation, but until broadband is universal I think we'll still have plenty of consoles to choose from.
If it works, of course it will, everyone with a credit card and a solid broadband will be able to play the hot games without any good hardware, finally everyone can enjoy the... well, JOY! of PC gaming.
Then we have the tech guys, who will continue to upgrade their rigs, and the console purists, who will continue to be stupid, so no, it won't "replace" them.
Way to contradict myself, I stand by both statements.
Then we have the tech guys, who will continue to upgrade their rigs, and the console purists, who will continue to be stupid, so no, it won't "replace" them.
Way to contradict myself, I stand by both statements.