richardhutnik said:
If you are arguing this about PCs, then can I ask this? Why does one need a PC for gaming there isn't going to be a need for much more horsepower to render graphics and they won't update? A console is cheaper than a PC for gaming, and doesn't have the technical issues involved? So, why even bother getting a PC to do gaming and just stick with consoles? Oh, you can say "Mods". Well how many people actually get into mods? |
I wouldn't say "mods" as a reason. Stop with the strawman.
The way I see it, everyone owns a PC or laptop anyway. Next year, all PCs sold will feature graphics good enough to run games, whether they bought the PC for games or not. So if you wanted to play PC games (for that is what OnLive does), you can choose OnLive or use the hardware you already own, no upgrade required. I think I know which one is easier and cheaper.
If you didn't want to play PC games, then OnLive won't persuade you. It is a medium, not content itself. OnLive's market would come from people who want to play PC games but don't own a PC powerful enough to do it. Next year that market starts to disappear.
And, sure, some PC games are on consoles too, and consoles have their own games. That is irrelevant to OnLive though, because there isn't a single potential customer of OnLive that doesn't yet own a PC. If there is a shift towards console gaming it will hurt OnLive. If nothing happens then OnLive will lose anyway as more PCs become game-capable. I can't see any way that OnLIve's market will grow over the next two years.
