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Beginning of end for consoles? On demand gaming via tablet or TV

  • "OnLive delivers console-quality games to Macs, PCs, TVs (and now mobile devices) by remotely streaming the game from their central servers. The client device need not be fast enough to render high resolution graphics -- instead it simply has to play back what amounts to a video stream of the game, while user controls are sent back to the central server."

    http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/07/onlive-launches-their-ios-client-for-gaming-on-demand/

    This post was edited by Trevor Barnes on 12/8/2011 at 8:19 AM

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    Assassin's Creed Revelations running on an...

    Bruce Grove, General Manager for OnLive UK, slashes up some Byzantines in Assassin's Creed: Revelations on the iPad 2, using OnLive and the BlueTooth controller

    http://www.youtube.com/v/UTvOtKxadJQ

    Trevor Barnes

  • please no

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    AUAlum06 ●

  • Uh....

    "If they want to mock us, I'm telling them it's not over. It will never be over here. It's just starting." - Mark Dantonio, 2007

    Spartalufagus

  • Looks cool, just threw my xbox out the window.

    DayWalker

  • Yeah, I'd much rather play Skyrim on a 10 inch screen through headphones instead of a 50 inch screen with 5.1

    Servo

  • This isn't a new idea and hasn't really taken hold since the Sega Genesis days. I could see something like this happening in Japan where the internet speed is much better, but with ISP's trying to kill Netflix due to bandwidth issues, I don't really see this taking off in the US.

    My other thought is that the majority of console owners don't play games online. A service like this would require always connected online play.

    Eventually this might be the model, but not anytime soon.

    DontPunchBabies ●

  • AUAlum06 said...

    please no

    lol Let's assume for a second that the gaming experience, and response time, is identical to playing on a console. It's going to have to be for it to survive. Reviews of the system so far have been pretty promising.

    Then assume that you can play it via a simple app on your TV, or on a tablet, and all you'd need to do is take the controller with you to play it elsewhere. All your game saves, etc. would be stored on the cloud.

    What's the point in having a console at that stage?

    Trevor Barnes

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    What's the point in having a console at that stage?

    You can still play if the interwebs are down

    Servo

  • It'll be interesting to see how pricing works once they get settled in. You have to imagine this is the only direction gaming could go, and once the next round of consoles hit the market at $400-$600 dollars we'll probably see a lot of gamers jump-ship to onlive-like services.

    Zeke4H ●

  • Servo said...

    Yeah, I'd much rather play Skyrim on a 10 inch screen through headphones instead of a 50 inch screen with 5.1

    This isn't about tablet vs. TV. You could use the service to play via either, or your computer screen if you wanted. It's about whether you actually need a console or not at that point. (assuming it has game developer support, etc.)

    Trevor Barnes

  • Does this mean my PS2 is obsolete?

    Murky Waters ●

  • Trevor Barnes said...

    Let's assume for a second that the gaming experience, and response time, is identical to playing on a console. It's going to have to be for it to survive. Reviews of the system so far have been pretty promising.

    Then assume that you can play it via a simple app on your TV, or on a tablet, and all you'd need to do is take the controller with you to play it elsewhere. All your game saves, etc. would be stored on the cloud.

    What's the point in having a console at that stage?

    The point is that I would rather pay $400 upfront than tiered internet plans and over use charges that will inevitably come as more and more moves to streaming.

    If I'm gunna get ripped off, I'd rather get it done by Sony, a company that actually produces useful products, than fucking Comcast and its jackoffs that can all rot in hell.

    This post was edited by JMCSpartan08 on 12/8/2011 at 9:35 AM

    JMCSpartan08

  • I don't want lag with a single player game!

    MSUgoat

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