OnLive Games on Demand!

[bradleycruz99]

ummm i got banned from that!!!

[pcfitness]

@bradleycruz99 for doing what?

[bradleycruz99]

@pcfitness i have no idea buying to much games??

[pcfitness]

@bradleycruz99 hm, doesn't sound like you should be banned for that, lol.

[bradleycruz99]

@pcfitness and i stold my mom credit card??



[QuikDJ]

online sucks

[Fifa10Woeterman]

But why wouldn't it work in Europe? All you need is a TV, an OnLive MicroConsole, a couple of cables and an OnLive account. I can play OnLive on my PC already in Europe, so does that mean when i buy the OnLive gaming system will it also work on my TV in Europe?

[I1KonArtis1I]

my 65 mbps speed would be perfect for this

[jt663]

"any game" so you are gonna be able to stream GT5 live, without any kind of lag?!? yeah, right...

[neoproxd]

Sooo i don't verry good pc ?? i can use a normal netbook to play this ??

[i8967]

@neoproxd yeah pretty much.

[jeffx82]

Hope you've uninstalled LimeWire!

[leaf16nut]

Mine looks really fuzzy... I donno why, graphic wise it makes my PC aactually run games and look half decent. That I'm suprised by... But the fuzzyneess is weird... like theres a grey fog overlaying the gameplay

[Koenstuurwold0]

@leaf16nut because the reso is set to low. I have the same issue. Thats to reduce the latency if your internet speed cant handel it. If you dont live in the USA you will probaly get alot of delay and a fuzzy screen. Just wait for them to set up servers in europe

[leaf16nut]

@Koenstuurwold0

I live in Canada... My internet speed is excellent, it must be onlive's programs that limit it I suppose?

[Koenstuurwold0]

@leaf16nut yhea, probaly. They are just starting. We need to give them time to set up servers around the world. I live in the Netherlands and in begin 2011 onlive with start running servers in Belgium, the country right below the Netherlands :D!

[leaf16nut]

@Koenstuurwold0

Yeah... Good program and has amazing potential but I played dirt2... horrible the response time is SOOOOO off.

If they can fix the response time and the foggyness it'll suceed, if not it dosnt have a hope on hell.

[TraNWhiZ]

Who the fuck plays with 30 ms delay?

This will never "kill" consoles.

[pcfitness]

@TraNWhiZ Why, what's wrong with 30ms?

[TraNWhiZ]

@pcfitness Say your ping to the server is 30 ms, your in game commands (movements) will happen in the game only within 30 ms and you will see it 60 ms after you issued this command.

Also, because it sends huge amount of data, it will increase the latency even more.

So at the end you get a noticeable delay.

On your computer / console you see your movements immediately, even if there's some delay in online games, your own movements don't lag.

I think this will fail, will never be mainstream.

[pcfitness]

@TraNWhiZ I hear what your saying and it makes perfect sense, but I don't think it's going to be that bad and think the latency, ping, ms will vary per connection.

[TraNWhiZ]

@pcfitness Yes, it will vary, but the delay will be noticeable no matter how good your connection is, some people will barely notice it.

That's why I think this will not be "mainstream" service, but an alternative for people who can't afford a gaming system but really want to play a specific game, say GTA IV or Mafia 2. People who aren't gamers basically.

More reasons why this won't be mainstream is; FPS won't get above 30 (that would be too much traffic), the quality, must be online, etc

[Davemercd]

@TraNWhiZ Do you realize that 30ms is almost impossible to notice right?

[TraNWhiZ]

@Davemercd You say that because you are used to the online multiplayer 30 ms latency, if your game movement is delayed by 60 milliseconds you will notice it for sure, and I don't talk about the time it takes for their servers to compress the video stream its showing to you.

[emeraldsky71]

@TraNWhiZ

You are forgetting that onlive has various algorithms that deal with the latency, effectively "predicting" certain movements of the controller and etc. I've tried the service myself and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. The latency isn't as big of a deal as people think it is, in fact, its hardly noticeable on Onlive.

[TraNWhiZ]

@emeraldsky71 How could it possible predict my actions accurately?

[emeraldsky71]

@TraNWhiZ Well onlive uses a variety of algorithms that compute your position in 3d space based upon a kind of movement-curve graph that analyzes your movement over an extremely small period of time. Also, I agree that for some, especially those with slower internet connections, it will be awhile before it becomes a mainstream service. However, I think it is awesome to be able to rent a game for a few days or even just try a demo instantly without having to download files or go to blockbuster.

[Davemercd]

@TraNWhiZ 30ms is probably better than any console connection.

[TraNWhiZ]

@Davemercd You talk about internet probably because that's the only thing it triggers when you see 30ms or any number.

30ms (if not more) of a delay between you do an action until it happens in the game, and another 30 ms till you actually see it on the screen.

[Theunknownavenger100]

@TraNWhiZ yes it will they have created a new way to games that require less performance pluse hackers will make an exploit to unlock games or trick the trail counter

[PIKACHU49386]

How do you get OnLive, I filled out the form for the 1 free year and one free game yesterday. I REALLY WANT THIS!!!!

[350z350zify]

what are the games on here? plz reply

[pcfitness]

@350z350zify every game you could think of will be available on both platforms.

[350z350zify]

@pcfitness do you have to buy the games to play them?

[PIKACHU49386]

@350z350zify You can rent them or buy them.

[Mrhobbs15]

@pcfitness like time crisis 4, ratchet and clank future, and halo?!?!?!?!

[bathellfire]

consoles going down... because with new PCs and Macs, you can connect your computer to your TV.

[Link234567]

lol if you play on this for like 2 hours you just used up all your internet for the month.

[auelxd]

co to za badziew?

[thedarkside0007]

is this for usa only ??? plz reply

[pcfitness]

good question, i'm not sure at this point. this company is still working out all the quirks. i'll post the answer as soon as i find it.

[Zoza15]

@pcfitness They have to bring this out in Europe and asia....

If this streaming does works well?, then we have a successfull game service..

I would love to have that console next to my Ps3..

[m0nkeyr0ach]

@thedarkside0007 yes pc only if it takes off its going to Europe later unless Gaikai beats them to it

[aiswat]

How much is the Micro console going to cost?

[akidar104]

wow THE most powerful game player alive!

[rmysterio80]

it is

[RATSHADY]

I am looking forward to Onlive!

[Ji33yboy]

hope my pc can handle this

[Madworldify]

If you listened it's just a video stream. You need to worry about how fast your internet connection is. That's why that microconsole will be really cheap.

[Ji33yboy]

thats cool but i wounder how much it going to cost monthly or yearly

[guimazzoni]

ANY pc can,as a windows XP or a vista or a mac pc

all what you need is a connection of 1mb

[Godisen007]

gee, the point is that pretty much any computer will be able to handle it.

[thedarkside0007]

@Ji33yboy dont worry it doesnt matter how is ur pc it work good on any pc

[Ji33yboy]

i noe

[ehgz1]

hey get back on Xbox 360 !!! Let's play some TS3!

[IcyGOD909]

it won't kill just 360 but all the consoles =( sad face, we hate Onlive :@ angry face

[pcfitness]

the ONLY thing that will keep the consoles alive is OnLive's opening fees. If thier fees are too high everyone will say fuck it. The other thing is latency / ping. If you don't have the connection to stream all that media your gaming experience will be choppy and laggy and who want's that.

[IcyGOD909]

that kinda calms me :D

[pcfitness]

I agree dude.

[efanDank]

OnLive will kill off the 360 >:O