Posted May 6, 201114 yr http://www.onlive.com Just tried this out and was blown away by it. Works on any old shitty computer with a decent internet connection. Plenty of demos to try out for free and takes about 20 seconds to get going. It's pretty incredible really.
May 6, 201114 yr My crappy wired 1.7mbps internet connection speed means I can't use it. Stupid place where we live not being able to get anything faster than that. :( Edited May 6, 201114 yr by Gemsi
May 6, 201114 yr I'm installing it just on the strength of the recommendations. That said, is there all that much difference between this an Steam?
May 6, 201114 yr I'm installing it just on the strength of the recommendations. That said, is there all that much difference between this an Steam? Yeah, from my understanding, the game is run remotely and the local client essentially acts as a sort of hi def terminal services client to the game. Essentially, as long as the PC meets onlives requirements, the spec doesn't matter at all.
May 6, 201114 yr Yeah, from my understanding, the game is run remotely and the local client essentially acts as a sort of hi def terminal services client to the game. Essentially, as long as the PC meets onlives requirements, the spec doesn't matter at all. Yeah, this. I played Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on OnLive and it ran pretty well. Very responsive, for now though I'm just using the trial versions of games. I have gaming ADD.
May 9, 201114 yr I had a go at Luxor and AVP (the new one) and it ran really well on my Wifi connection, though the playpack thing looks to be quantity over quality as most of the games seem to be middling at best.
May 10, 201114 yr Just went to actually sign up but it's US/Canada only :( Paying wise? So no being all like "Ha! Suckers, I'm faking where I live!"? :(
June 16, 201114 yr According to their blog users in the UK are going to be able to sign up properly from the Autumn, which is great news, though unless it's a licensing thing I don't see why they don't allow people to sign up now as it works great as it is. http://blog.onlive.com/
September 22, 201113 yr Good news for those of us in the UK. Cloud gaming service ‘OnLive’ has finally launched in the UK. The way you buy and play games may never be the same again. Seriously... Cloud gaming means that you don’t physically own the games you play – you don’t even need a high-end PC or fancy console to play them on. Instead, players become subscribers who merely control the action, while all the processing takes place on powerful remote servers. Access to games is practically instant, and all user inputs are effectively streamed back in near real-time. The standard OnLive set-up costs £69.99 and consists of a slick joypad and the OnLive ‘Microconsole’. The latter, which is as tiny as the name suggests, plugs straight into your broadband router and out to your TV via HDMI. All the necessary cables are included in the box. Alternatively, players can hook up on PC or Macintosh. A small browser download is required, and users can opt to plug in a compatible joypad – a wired Xbox 360 controller worked for us. Otherwise the service is exactly the same. OnLive launches with a range of over 100 games, including many big name releases such as ‘Batman: Arkham Asylum’, ‘Dirt 3’, Deus Ex: Human Revolution’, ‘LEGO Harry Potter and many more. All are priced from £1.99 to £39.99, but your very first purchase will cost just £1. Three or five day rentals are an option if you’re not looking for lifetime (virtual) ownership. However, the most tempting offer is the all-you-can-eat ‘PlayPass’, which gives unlimited access to most games in the OnLive library and costs just £6.99 a month. BT Broadband customers are offered the first three months absolutely FREE. Speaking of freebies. OnLive is giving away the Microsconsole package at this weekend’s Eurogamer Expo – Earls Court, September 22-25. Stocks are limited, though, so act quickly to avoid disappointment. So what are the catches with OnLive? They’re very few, in fact. Users will need a moderate internet connection – a 3MB line is recommended – there’s no SCART output for older model TVS and the service is not supposed to be used by players under 13 years of age. The upsides are that it’s cheap, easy to use, most games have free demos and any there’s very little lag between player inputs and the on-screen results. We’ve been using OnLive for the last week and we’re pleasantly surprised by how well it works – see our hands-on report for our full impressions. Better still, sign up at OnLive.co.uk and try it out for yourselves. And here's the list of titles out now or soon Available Now 4 Elements Aaaaaa! AC-130: Operation Devastation Advent Rising Alarm for Cobra 11 Nitro Alien Shooter: Vengeance Alien vs. Predator Classic 2000 Aliens vs. Predator Alpha Prime Alpha Protocol Amnesia: The Dark Descent A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda Around the World in 80 Days Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Deluxe Edition Assassin's Creed II Batman: Arkham Asylum Bloodrayne 2 Blowout Borderlands Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition Braid Brain Challenge Ceville Conflict: Denied Ops Darksiders Darkstar One Defense Grid: Gold Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dimensity DiRT 2 DiRT 3 Disciples III: Renaissance Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon Duke Nukem Forever Elements of War Elizabeth Find, MD: Diagnosis Mystery Evil Genius F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin F.E.A.R. 3 Faery: Legends of Avalon Fate of the Pharaoh Fishdom 2 Flatout 2 Frontlines: Fuel of War GearGrinder Glyph 2 Grand Ages: Rome Hitman: Blood Money Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Homefront Homesteader Infernal Just Cause Just Cause 2 Kane & Lynch 2 King's Bounty: Armored Princess King's Legacy Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light LEGO Batman: The Videogame LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Luxor 2 Madballs in Babo: Invasion Mafia II Men of War: Red Tide Metro 2033 Mini Ninjas MLB 2K10 MX vs ATV Reflex NBA 2K10 NBA 2K11 NecroVision: The Lost Company Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Ninja Blade Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Osmos Pathologic Patrician IV Port Royale 2 Prince of Persia Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlord Red Faction Guerrilla Red Faction: Armageddon Remington Super Slam Hunting: Africa Royal Envoy Premium Saints Row 2 Shatter Shaun White Skateboarding Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Star Wolves 3: Civil War Super Granny 6 Supreme Commander Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Syberia II The Ball The Bard's Tale The Maw Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Tomb Raider Anniversary Tomb Raider: Legend Tomb Raider: Underworld Trapped Dead Trine Tropico 3 Tropico 4 Unreal Tournament III Vegas: Make it Big Virtua Tennis 2009 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Chaos Rising Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Wheelman World of Goo Zombie Shooter 2 Coming soon Assassin's Creed Revelations Assault Heroes 2 Batman: Arkham City Bulletstorm Call of Juarez: The Cartel Civilization V Driver: San Francisco F1 2011 Fallout Tactics Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game Football Manager 2012 From Dust Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Limbo Might & Magic: Heroes VI MLB 2K11 NBA 2K12 Operation Flashpoint: Red River Orcs Must Die Red Bull X Fighters, International Freestyle Motorcross Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Saints Row the Third Sniper: Ghost Warrior Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition Trine 2 Wargame: European Escalation Edited September 22, 201113 yr by Anime Otaku
September 22, 201113 yr I copied just about everything off of Yahoo. :D Not been able ot get on so far, looks like they under estimated demand.
September 22, 201113 yr Actually, this is a pretty cool way to "try before you (fully) buy" so to speak. I'll probably give the new Assassin's Creed a rent for a couple of days before deciding whether to pay full whack for it.
September 23, 201113 yr Ahh, they won't take my debit card. This makes me annoyed as it's good enough for iTunes and Amazon. I was thinking of grabbing Duke Nukem Forever for a quid.
September 23, 201113 yr It's because it's a debit card rather than a credit card I think. :P Edited September 23, 201113 yr by Anime Otaku
September 23, 201113 yr That shouldn't matter bud, my debit card is a visa, so it's accepted as a visa credit card.
http://www.onlive.com
Just tried this out and was blown away by it. Works on any old shitty computer with a decent internet connection. Plenty of demos to try out for free and takes about 20 seconds to get going.
It's pretty incredible really.