OnLive Shipping with All Google TV Devices
OnLive Shipping with All Google TV Devices
Posted 01/11/2012 at 4:13pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Google TV had a rough launch last year without a doubt. Although things are starting to look up for Google’s living room push with a slew of new devices being announced, and now a partnership with OnLive. At CES today, OnLive confirmed that its game streaming service will be shipping pre-installed on all Google TV devices. Let the gaming begin.
OnLive is a service that allows users to run serious PC games in the cloud without the need for heavy-duty hardware. The games are rendered in the OnLive servers, then the video is streamed down as control input is passed upstream. Having this service built into Google TV turns each unit into a gaming console. Unfortunately, the service isn’t completely ready for prime time on Google TV. The app will only work in spectator mode at first, with an update bringing full gaming capability later on.
OnLive says it is working closely with Google to get the service working as intended on the platform. Customers will be able to buy PC games from OnLive on Google TV, but there is also a $10 per-month unlimited plan that includes access to over 100 games.
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zepontiff
January 13, 2012 at 12:50pm
I tried onlive. It sucked for me because i'm fairly remote. Until they have like 50 server farms spread throughout the country its a pass.
logicmaster2003
January 12, 2012 at 2:10am
onlive = very bad idea. Imagine playing multiplayer with ppl from overseas.. the upstreaming of I/O controller and / downstreams of video will cause the game to LAG as hell. Plus, gaming is what PC is for ! and I highly doubt ppl will buy googleTV just to play PC game ? why re-invent the wheel ? ON LIVE, don't waste our time.
Holly Golightly
January 11, 2012 at 11:11pm
Well, if I can not keep my games, then I am not much interested at all. OnLive is like Steam. Both require you to log onto the client to play the game. You will need internet access for all of your paid content. I say, to hell with that, I game the old fashioned way. GamersGate, GOG, and Direct2Drive as well as Amazon Games.
Holly Golightly
January 12, 2012 at 12:39am
Actually, the real old fashioned way is to play on floppy disks. Which there is no option to buy games in floppy disk format anymore. That, and many retail stores no longer offer PC games, or have seriously shrunk down the PC Gaming Aisle. Good old times... Miss them. The new way to game is definitely on the cloud. Onlive is doing it and so is Google TV in partnership with them. Ugh, and then there is Ubisoft. The future is, your gaming library will not be in your PC, but in some corporate server where you pay to play monthly. I guess I like to play on "modern times" which will soon be yesterday's way of gaming.
Antherz
January 12, 2012 at 11:15am
I think avenger is only talking about the old fashioned way... not the "real" old fashioned way =) since it was refering to your original statement.
and it seems you always like to have the last word
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