Onlive, New Gaming Console Announced?

[Leadingspartan]

It streams all games from Xbox and Wii. I'm kind of scared. I hope it fails since I already have 3 consoles and then just to have 1 equal 3 would suck.

Link

 

[Enrisan]

ehh no thanks. sounds like it won't work that great.

 

[M07Marauder]

Sounds kind of interesting to me, my internet can easily handle it.

I would like to own my games/systems though, I'm not much of a you pay an assload and you don't even own it kind of person.

I don't think I would be too in to it except for the computer games thing, would make some RTS players very happy.

 

[Bigalt424]

I bet lagging would be terrible.
Don't worry, your consoles won't be obsolete because of this.

 

[Yodajammies]

my internet can easily handle it.

haha doubtful.

To pull down an HD data stream in real time and keep up the fps that a dedicated piece of hardware can produce would require a stupid amount of bandwidth. I find it incredibly hard to believe we have a fiber infrastructure capable of supporting this kind of service. But here's to hoping!

 

[Razgriz]

Hmmm, I would mainly get it for PC games (if I got it at all). I know my internet could handle it though, with ease.

 

[M07Marauder]

Let me rephrase that then "My internet will be able to handle it by the time it is full swing" .

I upgrade my service the moment there is a faster service available.

Charter is getting 36 Meg soon and I'm upgrading to it the moment it comes out (if cheaper than a equal if not better fiber service).

 

[Spawn Camp3r]

I just hope that you don't have to use that funky controller, I <3 my xbox controller

 

[rundown]

Erg online streaming games? What type of games you got already streaming...
Instant gaming (first browser game i actually think it can pull of)
runescape... Not saying a word... Dont want flame...
Eer some 2d games Ooh and cant forget the games from maidmarian.com...

I dont really think this console will attract many buyers. I wouldnt buy it atleast.
But i could see wy people would buy it though.

 

[adventchildmatrix]

i can see the point if it allows ppl who don't want/ can't get something like a 360 but will allow the to play things like H3 and HW then i say go ahead

 

[Dark Rogue]

Think it said somewhere that for standard def TV's, you have to have 1.5 Mbit speed. I have that now, but for HDtv's it's 5 Mbit.

No one around here offers that, so I'm not planning on getting it. Good idea in concept though, I just can't see it being efficient right now.

EDIT : Yeah, on IGN : http://pc.ign.com/articles/965/965535p1.html

 

[Leadingspartan]

I re-read the article, I found the word Crysis: Warhead, and now I might think about buying it.

 

[mooseguy04]

i heard about it on IGN and Xplay. im skeptical, but it could be very cool if it works properly

 

[OgBog]

reminds me of a old subscription service they had for the sega genesis when i was a kid. it was a game cartridge that was basically just a modem and it let you stream your choice of like 1 of 4 games and they would change every month.
i never had it but my cousin in oklahoma did.

 

[Yodajammies]

This is most likely the way that gaming is going in the future.

The concept is there, but I don't think the execution is going to be done properly by these guys.