There's no logical possibility that OnLive can be a success.

[NJ5]

twesterm said:
Also, I forgot add something that will (assuming this service works) give it a great boost: you can't pirate the games.

That right there will make publishers support this. They don't have to pay to have their media printed, they don't have to pay multiple retailers, and they don't have to worry about piracy.

They can also make "PC" games which target a single set of hardware specifications (depending on Onlive's decisions regarding what hardware they'll have in their centers). I would imagine that they'll charge higher royalties for more CPU/GPU intensive games, unless they want to charge users differently depending on the horsepower they use.