Response to CyberAlyMan: RE OnLive

CyberAlyMan is my bestest buddy. Not really, but he's still pretty slick.

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Gaming

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• viking
• cyberaly
• onlive
• videogames
• lancer
• chainsaw
• replica

[eskopwnzyou]

And what percent of that figure in itself are going to be OnLive's target audience? In reality, a very small chunk - this also means that OnLive will alienate a potential consumer base by completely ignoring them in favour of a demographic that might not give a shit about videogames.

[IKingMegaman]

So you are saying that the "potential consumer base" of gamers, I assume, do not have >1.2mbps connection? I could bet that 90% of gamers have a >1.2mbps connection. OnLive doesn't alienate hardly anyone, it only expands. This would mean that consoles are alienating consumers because of their high upfront costs.

[eskopwnzyou]

What about the large number of gamers living in rural areas? Xbox Live caters for them (back when I was connecting at 300kb/s in the middle of nowhere, XBL still ran); unless OnLive does a similar thing it's still going to be unavailable to (and hence 'alienate' a large chunk of) the worldwide demographic.

[eskopwnzyou]

(runoff from last post - ends 'demographic')- As much as people would like to think, not everyone is clustered into the 'burbs of big cities or whatever - which is the only place you're really likely to get a fast, stable connection. This might not be the case in the US, but I don't know. I would assume not.

[IKingMegaman]

Anyway, it doesn't really matter if some people can't play. There are still enough people with broadband to make OnLive profitable. This argument is pointless

[eskopwnzyou]

I spose. the discussion was stimulating while it lasted though :D

one thing I will say though is that I'm jealous. if your nextdoor neighbours are cows, steak must be easy to get hold of for very little money, almost instantly.

[IKingMegaman]

Yes, maybe it will alienate in the worldwide demograhic, but it really isn't that big of a problem in the United States.

I live, literally, in the middle of nowhere. My next door neighbors are cows. I don't even live in any city boundaries. I have a 5mbps connection with the option of a 6mbps connection from another service. The days of 300kbps are pretty much over. Almost anyone who wants to pay for fast internet can get it these days.

[SoIamGothica]

CUNT.

[IKingMegaman]

Let's think here... 70% of the US citizens have an internet connection compatible with OnLive. That is a wide audience. Probably wider than traditional consoles because because upfront costs are extremely low. A great marketing strategy.