OnLive

[Kaznen]

I'm surprised somebody hasn't already mentioned this:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090324/tc_pcworld/onlivevideogameswithoutthehardware;_ylt=Av2NFVL6AC__rYmRUOBnGnQK77EF

[Dunbar]

Ah indeed

 

if this works as they claim it does, it's a 100% buy for me, as both my computers suck major balls and I've neither the money nor the computer smarts to constantly upgrade neither of them to fit up to day specs

[Zashara]

This looks highly awesome except for the lack of Zelda  :(

[Silver]

Would be definitely be great if this worked, but will never kill off console/PC gaming. With this there would only be subscriptions, no owning games. No modding. Require a stable and fast connection.

[Kaznen]

I read an article with the writer saying how much wishes it was possible it isn't, because each sever would be limited to one user at a time and the bandwidth to send the streaming feed would strain ISPs.

[SinisterDeath]

Nah it would work, IF a server can allow thousands of players to log onto it, and play the same game, its not impossiblef or houndreds of users to log on and play houndreds of different games over the net.

 

Hell, go to some hotels. They have these nifty little things they can put into the TVs, watch movies, and play GAMES (true they are only n64 games) all run on there internal servers, to ALL the rooms. So its not an impossibility.

 

HOWEVER

you have to 'rent' out the gametime you would use.

 

I don't know about you, but I'm sure as hell not going to pay $1 an hour (or more) to play Crysis 5. >_<

[Silver]

Really? Did they actually say they were using that type of payment system?

[SinisterDeath]

Really? Did they actually say they were using that type of payment system?

 

Yea, rent games, rent the use of it, ect.

The actual device plugs into your tv/monitor/ect, and goes to your modem/router, and has 2 usb slots for keyboard/mouse/gamepad.

[Silver]

I was thinking they were talking about subscriptions for months for each game.