Remote game services (OnLive, Gaikai, etc.)

Wow, just saw that if you pre order Homefront on PC throught Onlive, you get Metro 2033 and the Onlive console FREE.

This is the type of incredibly disruptive thing the cheap Onlive hardware allows. One day they can give these away in cereal boxes.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/84287/buy-homefront-get-onlive-system-and-metro-2033-for-free/

 

We dont have any idea of their sales figures...

It's easy for the haters to say these moves smack of desperation, but with plenty of big time investments and partnerships (like the HTC and Vizio) Onlive isn't going anywhere. Plus as I've said, from what I've read they have very deep pocketed investors, money isn't an issue.

The thing to keep in mind is the Onlive console hardware is so cheap to produce, moves like these are possible. That's the disruptive of the concept. You aren't tied to hot expensive, often money losing hardware replicated millions of times into peoples homes. Many of which consoles (the majority, quite possibly) will then end up collecting dust in time, given how generational software figures play out.

So yeah, giving away an Onlive console isn't a sign of desperation because it is cheap. They need to reduce the price to 49.99 imo though, which is probably just a matter of time.

Seems getting Homefront is an indication of more software support. They need to keep that up and increase it. Crysis 2 on Onlive would be a big coup I think.

Improving their algorithms and getting less lag and better IQ is another thing that would be nice to see and seems probable.

Umm, yeah that would require a total restructuring of everything Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's businesses currently stand for. No indication that will happen (and who knows if they have the tech/patents to even make it possible). The way you just flippantly throw it out there as if they can snap their fingers and do it is mind boggling.

 

Saw posted on Neogaf, Onlive is growing like a weed, has a lot of E3 announcements

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...For_Strong_E3_With_Multiple_Announcements.php

Really think Onlive might be the beginning for gaming what Netflix was to movies. Took them from dedicated players to the cloud. If only I could buy Onlive stock I am not sure they can be as revolutionary as Netflix, but even a third of that would make them huge.

Also saw on Engadget they are launching some sort of tablet service as well, you can play onlive on a tablet with a wireless controller. Cool I guess.

I also saw on visiting their website the other day that, "buy game X for regular price, get the microconsole free" offers seem to be the norm on Onlive now, latest being Red Faction Armegeddon. I think it would help to price the Microconsole at 49.99 and get it in brick and mortar retail though.

It's become obvious to me what Onlive's niche is, as a lot of people here tried to complain that you can get a great GFX card for $100 etc etc, it seems obvious that any (especially) laptop or PC that is not gaming capable, is with Onlive. I saw on a forum the other day somebody posted something like "I'm traveling with my wimpy laptop, what can I play gaming wise?" It seems obvious the solution is Onlive.

Hell I'd even consider it LOL, the Witcher 2 seems to be the first game that might be too much for my HD4890 and Q6600, I might even consider Onlive soon for such games, not that Onlive has Witcher 2 but you get the idea.

Haha, also noticed a few people on the Onlive forums are supposedly occasionally seeing this





Apparently indicative of exploding popularity. Or a dying service running out of money I guess if you're one of the haters in here.

 

Why the heck do I want 720P on my 1080P fixed pixel monitor though?

I guess I do it all the time for consoles But it just seems like a horrible idea for a PC game.

Dont know about the framerate, doubt it's 60 though.

 

Sure it's better than upscaled 720p

Edit: If this is true:

Hmm, then yes local 720P would be better. Though, muddy.

I've never actually played Onlive. Maybe that's a lot of what people complain about with the "muddy" graphics. A large part of that could be simply the 720P aspect.

Apparently so. However a reasonable headroom upgrade to this machine will run ~$800 (new CPU=core i3-2500=200, Mobo=100, 8GB RAM=~100, 2GB 6950=$260, while I'm at it def need that Antec 900 case=100, total=760, thats reusing my current 600 watt power supply and Windows copy) and I probably wont do that anytime soon as I just dont PC game much at all, so, perhaps Onlive is in my future.

I've been told a while ago Onlive server run on a 9800GT, if thats true, my 4890 is def superior.