He couldn't get the prototype iPhone software to work, though:

I'm not going to be sold on this tech until I've actually had a chance to use it myself (and since I don't live in the US, it'll probably be a couple years before I get a chance), but I can't deny that something very interesting is going on here. This is the unified platform that third-party publishers have such a raging hard-on for.

The presenter notes that major backers have stepped up and costs have dropped, so the entry price for an OnLive subscription is going to be less than the $15 previously announced.

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if sony or ms was coming out this this i could see success as a possiblility but without any first party titles, monthly subscriptions, no reduction in cost of buying a game, sub par graphical quality, and i still have to pay for hardware...

...why would anyone want this?

Cause you can play console games on mobile devices. I have the 1 year trial. I wouldn't pay for what they offer so far, but with improvments it could be a cool service. If you live in the US you should try it for free. They have some cool features like 30 min trials of games. The graphics could be a little better, and the lag is noticable, but those are things that can only improve in time. I hope this service and steam merge someday when they are ready. It will be the ultimate convienence for gamers.

And the hardware you would pay for would most likely be devices you buy anyways. It would mean you wouldn't have to buy game specific hardware. You could use your at home computer, your laptop, and maybe even your iphone/ipad or other devices someday.

I watched the entire video.

This is what struck me ... is around the 11-minute mark when he mentions the founding members "will get a year free and a free game too."

The hidden cost is that YOU STILL HAVE TO PURCHASE THE GAMES!  And from the website, the price is close to if not normal.

Thus, you would have to buy something that you could only play via the cloud. And if the cloud (or cloud provider) ever disappeared, you would no longer have your game.

This might be appealing to developers since it is their single system and means you are buying a license to play rather than a physical game.

But it is doubtful it will ever be more than niche in the marketplace.

Mike from Morgantown

but would anyone want console games on mobile,the major advantage is the big screen experience

this wouldn't be reality atleast till the end of next gen

console manufactures will start doing this at the end of next generation

online will be bought

also this will be detrimental to the current  wants of activision and other companies to charge for online

if we had to pay for online itself and then games like with onlive then another online subsciption like XBL and Activision online play charges will go down

also you have to pay big time for intenet connection across your devices and companies have been limiting usage

games purchase isn't hidden cost as they have mentioned it

..or if you cancel your subscription.

like i said above, incorparated into xbl or psn i could see it somehow working but not a stand alone company that only gets the scraps of the video game world.

I did not hear it mentioned directly in that 20-minute promo video. If I missed it, I apologize for the error. But it seemed like the only conversation about cost regarded the monthly fee rather than the game purchase.

Mike from Morgantown

Nice catch. I thought they were operating on more of a Netflix model where you pay your subscription and get a certain amount of content per month at no additional charge. Perhaps they'll offer a subscription like that, but it won't cost $15 or less.

Depending on the subscription fee, it might still be attractive compared to the cost of buying gaming hardware and keeping it current. You're definitely right about the spectre of the service folding up being a big concern.

Online will fail but anyways ain't this video quite old? I fought Onlive launched 3-4 months ago.