Onlive - A friend to PC gaming?

[ph0b0s123]

I have a good example of how it good for PCs. me. Sounds weird, but someone like me who has a crappy computer can do 1 of 2 things. 1: I can pony up some cash for a console, and leave my loving computer behind. 2: Buy a expensive but newer and better computer (despite my aversion to Windows Computers, but thats a different conversation), which will set me back about 700 dollars since I am not technologically literate in that sense. OnLive gives me a third option, play onlive. I can still use my computer for almost everything (like playing old and Valve games), and when I want to play something modern, pop on OnLive. This will entice a lot more people to use the computer and not resort to that enticing first option.

First, again with the off topic comment, I give up, sure you can all go on about what you love or hate about Onlive. It's not the topic of the thread but that seems to be stopping no-one.

Second, all you are doing is opting for a console experience (i.e locked down, etc) on a PC, so you have the worst of both worlds. Also since Onlive is only 720p it will never compare to the experience with the gaming rig you would have if you ponied up the money. Onlive is not in the same league as a minimum 1080p gaming rig. What is good about it to get back on topic is that it is going to convert money from mobile user to money for PC gaming by letting mobile users play PC games.

 

[ph0b0s123]

3. Playing high end multiplayer

Actually multiplayer works perfectly on OnLive. This is because all of the OnLive computers are connected together into one singular LAN connection. Therefore, no real lag. What few I have hit is from connecting to OnLive itself, in which case it acts differently than normal lag. No rubber banding, just people suddenly not moving.

This is should be obvious as they are just PC games with the same multiplay, just that they are locked to allow connection to only Onlive hosted servers.

"If you aren?t aware, OnLive editions of games are modified PC versions, so the multiplayer will be intact and complete too."
From:http://www.godisageek.com/2012/01/pes-2012-is-coming-to-onlive/