OnLive Game console

[Demon_Skeith]

OnLive, the console-less gaming system goes on sale tomorrow. OnLive will cost you $99 and comes with a $50 credit toward a game purchase. So for that 100 bucks, you get a spiffy-looking controller, a card that plugs into your internet and your TV and a game; while I'm not advocating the purchase of any product here, it does seem like a decent deal. The actual unit won't ship until December 2.

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who's getting it?

 

[GracefulAssassin]

What games does it have?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

What games does it have?

it's basically a netflix system. instead of movies, it streams video games. yahoo has more details

 

[GracefulAssassin]

it's basically a netflix system. instead of movies, it streams video games. yahoo has more details

That's pretty cool if I can stream like Assassin's Creed Brotherhood or something.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

That's pretty cool if I can stream like Assassin's Creed Brotherhood or something.

not if your internet connection cuts out while your playing the game.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

not if your internet connection cuts out while your playing the game.

Oh, that sucks then. Screw it, I'm sticking with the systems I have.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Oh, that sucks then. Screw it, I'm sticking with the systems I have.

if you got a good internet connection then this will save you tons of money.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

if you got a good internet connection then this will save you tons of money.

I do, I just don't see how I could play any game I want on it. What about the Wii?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I do, I just don't see how I could play any game I want on it. What about the Wii?

I think only all system games can be played on this but I could be wrong.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

I think only all system games can be played on this but I could be wrong.

What do you mean "all system" games?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

What do you mean "all system" games?

a game that appears on all video game systems, PS3, Wii, Xbox, DS, PSP, PC.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

a game that appears on all video game systems, PS3, Wii, Xbox, DS, PSP, PC.

You forgot PS2, and that is very doubtful, considering almost no games are on every system.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

You forgot PS2, and that is very doubtful, considering almost no games are on every system.

there are tons of games that come out for all systems.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

there are tons of games that come out for all systems.

Name 10!

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Name 10!

any movie based video game, and here's one that came out before the PS3/360 era http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=Avatar%3A+The+Last+Airbender&platform=0&s=s

 

[GracefulAssassin]

Hmm... anything that isn't movie? And other than Avatar?

 

[Meth]

Either they will be forced to have a limited number of slots or charge a lot of extra fees making it a waste of money to be able to keep up with the demand... Sure, it could be useful since it would probably be a lot cheaper than constantly upgrading your PC to keep up with the evolving game requirements.

Aside from that, it would require a high speed broadband... I would say anything below 4-5Mbps wouldn't be enough (considering how much information that needs to be sent), even that may be too low.
My connection got a unnecessary amount of bandwidth (100Mbps / ~10MB/s) so it would handle this service perfectly fine; but are there enough consumers with sufficient speed to be able to make this business successful?

 

[froggyboy604]

It looks good for people who travel a lot and have access to high speed internet and TVs like in corporate companies like Google, colleges, dorms, Hotels, resorts, and coffee shops. The console looks pretty small, and portable.

I think if they made a portable version of this like a PSP , DS, or Netbook size portable then people buy this. Playing portable games without the need to carry cartridges at a place with Wi-Fi would be cool.

I'll get it, but I'm pretty broke and jobless now, so I wait for a price drop.