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03-25-2009, 07:46 PM
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OnLive Plans on Streaming Games Right to Your TV Set
Posted by Todd Vote on 03.25.2009
Could the new streaming service make your console obsolete?
Streaming games right to your TV set? No more discs cluttering up your living room? No more bulky loud ass consoles taking up shelf space? That is what a new Palo Alto startup company, OnLive, hope to accomplish when they launch the new service this Winter.
OnLive will supply players with a set top box that is smaller than your TV remote. The box will plug directly into your TV, and into your broadband connection. Once this is done, gamers are supposed to be able to play games just like the ones on your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and even top-spec PC games. Fast paced Racer Burnout Paradise was playable over the service and apparently ran very smoothly, as did OC game Crysis: Warhead. OnLive will also utilize a DVR feature of sorts, with the ability to record the last 10 seconds of gameplay and send it to your friends over the service.
PC gamers need not worry, as the little box comes with a browser plug in for either a Mac or a PC. The good news here is it will work identically to the TV version. But the good news for PC gamers doesn't stop there. OnLive boasts of hardware requirements so low that you will be able to use the system on a $300 Notebook.
OnLive has already signed deals with an impressive range of partners -- including EA, Take-Two, and Ubisoft -- and promises to have an up-to-the-minute selection of games when the service launches.
There is a catch, of course, in that the technology will only work as well as your internet connection. If you get booted off of xbox live or PSN frequently due to a poor connection speed, then you would more than likely be extremely frustrated with the OnLive service. In addition, all the streaming video could cause some headaches with your ISP's modem users.
OnLive would not discuss the pricing of this promising system, but did say that it would be competetive with current online services such as Xbox Live, claiming that the box itself is actually fairly cheap to make, and it would be easy to imagine the box being included with the purchase of a subscription. Games will most likely be available to rent or buy with free demos that will not require download to play.
Be sure to check out all of the pictures below.
OnLive Plans on Streaming Games Right to Your TV Set
Posted by Todd Vote on 03.25.2009
Could the new streaming service make your console obsolete?
Streaming games right to your TV set? No more discs cluttering up your living room? No more bulky loud ass consoles taking up shelf space? That is what a new Palo Alto startup company, OnLive, hope to accomplish when they launch the new service this Winter.
OnLive will supply players with a set top box that is smaller than your TV remote. The box will plug directly into your TV, and into your broadband connection. Once this is done, gamers are supposed to be able to play games just like the ones on your Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and even top-spec PC games. Fast paced Racer Burnout Paradise was playable over the service and apparently ran very smoothly, as did OC game Crysis: Warhead. OnLive will also utilize a DVR feature of sorts, with the ability to record the last 10 seconds of gameplay and send it to your friends over the service.
PC gamers need not worry, as the little box comes with a browser plug in for either a Mac or a PC. The good news here is it will work identically to the TV version. But the good news for PC gamers doesn't stop there. OnLive boasts of hardware requirements so low that you will be able to use the system on a $300 Notebook.
OnLive has already signed deals with an impressive range of partners -- including EA, Take-Two, and Ubisoft -- and promises to have an up-to-the-minute selection of games when the service launches.
There is a catch, of course, in that the technology will only work as well as your internet connection. If you get booted off of xbox live or PSN frequently due to a poor connection speed, then you would more than likely be extremely frustrated with the OnLive service. In addition, all the streaming video could cause some headaches with your ISP's modem users.
OnLive would not discuss the pricing of this promising system, but did say that it would be competetive with current online services such as Xbox Live, claiming that the box itself is actually fairly cheap to make, and it would be easy to imagine the box being included with the purchase of a subscription. Games will most likely be available to rent or buy with free demos that will not require download to play.
Be sure to check out all of the pictures below.