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richardhutnik said:

They are coming up with a device that is inexpensive that enables you to play on your TV.  The service is now free.  One can go, "But you can get a gaming computer that can do X for only a bit more"... yeah, FOR NOW.  There is questions about the future, and also compatibility issues and so on.  The idea now is to try system out and see how it is.  To diminish the service by saying that a PC gaming rig is better, is to kinda miss the point here.  OnLive is more convenient and frees you from the need of upgrade.  Also, to throw out what the technology is, just because of the immediate, is also to miss something.

Want to know where the technology of OnLive fits?  Try an MMO.  OnLive's technology is ideal for MMOs.  A premium service that never requires people to upgrade their hardware, that people pay for, is a BIG thing.

What do i miss by not having on-live?

I can buy ps3/x360/wii for the price of 3-4 years service .

When i buy games for those systems i actually own them and can resell them. There's no price discount on games on onlive as current lineup shows.

I don't get any advantage typical of pc gaming (full hd, perfect 60 fps etc)

I have to pay more to my ISP for service with high enough bandwidth

 

So LOL yeah i'm so running to replace my PC with GTX 260 to play in graphic details that have 2006 written all over them.



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