Nintendo Takes a Cheap Shot at OnLive! (Are they AFRAID or JUSTIFIED)??!

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shio said:

bdbdbd said:
The biggest problem with OnLive is network latencies along with internet speeds.

The reason why Reggie took a jab on it, is because of the people to who the service is targeted at, plays games that would need the technically most advanced infrastructure (or even more than it can offer today).
If OnLive catches wind, the first to be wiped out would be Steam. As long as Steam stays there, Nintendo has nothing to worry about.

Onlive and Steam aren't mutually exclusive. Both services have their strengths and just like Onlive, time works in favour of Steam. PC games are getting lower and lower requirements, and this trend will keep going as such until the hardware is so cheap that it wouldn't matter the hardware's price, which would cause a severely high penetration potential for Steam. Another plus for steam is that it doesn't require monthly fees.

 

 

god I hate steam..... It has caused me nothing but problems with the games I have on it.... I cant opt out of patches if all im doing is single player, half the time it wont let me play without being connected to the net even for games i bought in box.... IM looking at you empire total war.... it could be a good service, but at present its just another way to puniush people who buy games legitimatly ...

 

 

sorry about that rant but steam has pissed me off seriously in the last few days