We’ve got the first live look at OnLive with the entire GDC 2009 press conference. This new technology promises to stream on-demand games at the highest quality on nearly any computer, or via a small plug-in device. Read more about OnLive in our in-depth feature: www.gamespot.com
GameSpot @ GDC 09: OnLive Full Press Conference
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@Ipikop You can try it for free. It’s got tons of great games.
@Mrgreatestfreakout Recommended 2Mb/s down. Preferred 3-5Mb/s down. Which is actually just north of the average DSL connection.
i think u gotta have a pretty fast internet in order to play cloud computing games like onLive’s
sounds too good to be true…
@madjam002 i found i wasn’t getting throttled until 5pm. obviously, thats still bad. considering VM claim they don’t throttle apart from P2P connections like bittorents. i ended up upgrading to 50mb connection for 35 a month, which is not throttled at all, ever. still getting 30mb+ at peak times. for that reason, i recommend that if you can afford it.
You also have to consider: A) Do you watch a lot of Youtube videos? B) Do you download a lot of stuff? C) Do you have other people on your network? For example: a little brother playing xbox live 24/7? If so, Onlive is not for you.
This is definitely NOT a good alternative for hardcore gamers. The money you’ll save from upgrading your computer will only cover the extra costs of your ISP. This service is only good for a VERY casual gamer (about 3-4 hours a day, depending on your limit) or someone who doesn’t have a limit cap at all.
Something that people should know BEFORE switching to Onlive: HUGE BANDWIDTH USAGE = ATROCIOUS EXTRA FEES on your Internet bill (most people have a limit cap). I’ve learned that the hard way.
@adamzez Awesome. I love Onlive but I’m in the UK with an ISP called Virgin Media. Play a bit of Onlive, you’re throttled massively.
It’s been 2 years….Why havent they expanded on better up to date title games……
this looks really good
You guys should try Gaikai…Its AWESOME,You can can play crysis 2 on the browser…if you dont believe me check it out urself
i have good itnernet. with no limit caps. and i played alien vs predator yesterday for a couple of minutes to test out the service. i was really raelly impressed. maybe in the future could it be a huge impact on the gaming industry. but it cant compete with xbox or playstation. not now anyways. but soon i can see the technology catching up with the concepts and ideas behind the service, and it’ll be really great to see happen.
thumbs up if ur watching this in 2011
@icekilla95 i wish my name was Steve.. oh wait, my middle name is Steven
@tmcfadden23 Is that Europe? In America the net speeds are… terrible.
Oh and, if you don’t like Onlive too fucking bad because they secured a US patent for cloud gaming…
Guys just because their aren’t a lot of games doesn’t mean it’s a fail. Their are 100 games and more coming. Look at Steam, it was launched in 03 but didn’t take off with game devs until 06-07.
@veskadim I pay for the second cheapest internet package my cable company has ($25) and the LOWEST speeds I got were 25 mbs. This is not ahead of its time considering you can get fast speeds from your cable provider, 4g speeds from mobile phone companies like Verizon, and 4G routers and modems from companies like Clear for reasonable prices.
Ahead of it’s time. ISP’s can’t guarantee a stable connection all of the time. However, I really support that this is an awesome idea.
@Flextaa It would be popular if most people had better connection speeds and no bandwidth caps. -_-’
@SANGHELIWARRIOR117 Nintendo would never sell out. They been around for too long since 1889 to just giv it up now
@eatmyshorts2007 noticed the the uploaded date. it was in 2009
this needs cod!
Electricity is cheaper at night. There’s going to be way less bandwidth and cpu use at night. They should have a discount night only subscription.