Totally agree. If everything`s gonna turn digital, you could stop living as a human. I still think some of the gaming experince is going to the shop, buying the game and read the instruciton booklet on the subway home. Maybe I`m old fashioned?

I don't know how old you are but if you have never held a "real" job i suggest you do before making statements like that.  The parts of a company that due marketing/PR/sales don't have much intimate knowledge of how the product they are selling actually works.  I love my company and all the the shit that spews out of our sales department is laughable in how little they know about our product, how often their statements are outright wrong, and how well they hide very relevant concerns until after the contract is signed.

but hey, if onlive somehow found a way to keep comcast from throttling my internet during peak hours i'm all for it.  until then, there is a reason comcasts states "up to 6mps",...because i rarely get that speed.

No, I don't think that would end anything.

Mainly because Microsoft and Sony have invested too much and will still fight to gain a dominant position on this market, with always evolving systems, with more functionnality. They are also more powerful and more wiling to spend money to make their systems successfull.

Secondly, because Nintendo will still release consoles with their exclusive games. And this is enough to make me buy theirs products.

Thirdly I think that this system has many flaws. The most important is not being able to own a game. That's very important for the majority of the customers. The idea to not own a game is not pleasant for me.

If it works out, I imagine there will be competing services at a local level, probably under franchises though, and those franchises may pay for exclusives (and thus fanboyism re-emerges).

The only thing worse than simplified console gaming is simplified gaming taking over the PC as well...

Not to say all console games are bad, or that consoles are bad. This just seems to take the freedom.

no fanboys will live on

Hopefully this never catches on.

Huh? This sounds extremely convenient, could offer far better graphics etc. and is an excellent solution to piracy, if it works. But assuming it does work, why in the world would you not want it to catch on?

...Or it could be that some of us work for rival companies that have looked into what OnLive is doing, and the feasability behind what they are planning.

The console war was long over, its now just vets sitting in the retirement home, chugging down fail ale with bitter tears.