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Old 03-24-2009, 02:39 AM   #1
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This seems pretty cool:

"You may never buy a new video card ever again. Actually, the only PC gaming hardware you might ever need will cost you less than a Wii, should OnLive's potential live up to its promise.

OnLive is a new video games on demand service that may just change the way you play PC games. The brainchild of Rearden Studios founder Steve Perlman, formerly of Atari, Apple, WebTV and more, and Mike McGarvey, formerly of Eidos, the technology looks to revolutionize the way computer games are brought home. Instead of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on the latest video game hardware that will make games like Crysis playable at nearly maxed settings, let OnLive's servers handle the processing. All that's required is a low cost "micro console" or a low end PC and a broadband internet connection.

How does it work?

The concept is simple. Your controller input isn't going from your hand to the controller to the machine in front of you, it's going from your hand to the controller through the internet to OnLive's machines then back again as streamed video. Whether you're using a USB gamepad, Bluetooth wireless controller, or tried and true keyboard and mouse, the processing and output happens on OnLive's side, then is fed back to your terminal, with the game "perceptually" played locally."

http://kotaku.com/5181300/onlive-mak...sis-on-your-tv
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Old 03-24-2009, 03:03 AM   #2
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Kinda scares me but seems really cool. Price could be a ball buster though.

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Old 03-24-2009, 12:54 PM   #3
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This is one of those times where I say "why didn't I think of that?".
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:36 PM   #4
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This is next-gen right here.
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Old 03-24-2009, 03:00 PM   #5
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If there's not too much lag, this will be huge. I expect a little lag and maybe even onlive not to be the biggest thing. But the idea is what is important, because once it's out, other companies will try copying it if it doesn't work perfectly.
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Old 03-24-2009, 07:33 PM   #6
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Yea this has a 50/50 chance of being a complete joke or absolutely brilliant. Either way, can't wait to see it in action.
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This is a reason why you should get a Fiber optic line eventually. Basically if this is successful it will mean the end for Console gaming as we know it. No longer will games be hindered by software requirements.

I could really see this becoming the next big thing 5-10 years from now.
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Old 03-24-2009, 09:35 PM   #8
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What about download limits that Comcast puts up for their users? Or does this not involve that? Might be a pain to get this going with ISP having download limitations
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