Strategyking92 said: "Fifth, OnLive lies by saying you can play every game on it. Not true. You cannot play the Wii games and many PC games. For their controller, all I see is a standard controller that you would see for the Xbox 360 or PS3. I don’t see a motion controller. I don’t see a mouse and keyboard (but let’s assume they can be plugged in or used via any computer)." I think sean malstram is just being a vagina because OnLive doesn't think it needs wii games I mean, to take things further....... would be trolling.

It's a statement of fact. You can't get Wii games on the system becuase they wont work, meaning you can get every game. It's also likely you can't get PC games. You can't play everything.

I don't agree with all of his points. I think we are becoming more and more accustomed to "renting" and also "not owning" media. Basically because so many services offer benefits with it these days. If you think about it, our cable tv services, phone services, and internet services are "rentals" so if companies continue to break down psychological barriers associated with software owning, then I'm sure it will be accepted with time.

Also, it does not have to be primarily subscription based, just like the Wii VC you can pay to have access to a game and then have access to it for as long as Onlive provides service, so technically you are owning the game.

However, I do think that he was on the verge of a great point but didn't quite say it. This industry has had its ups and downs. It has been on the verge of collapse a few times in its past, something that Japan seems to actually be experiencing right now. It has been thriving on new hardware upgrades and extreme changes to invigorate the industry. And while this "could" still be done with Onlive, the chances are much more slim. It would be a huge risk to assume that it would naturally happen. As we have seen with any new hardware, it is difficult to get mass adoption of any addition after the fact. Nintendo's Wii series has been the most successful distributing the Wii Fit board, Wii wheel, Wii Zapper, etc. But typically, this just doesn't happen.

So most likely if Onlive became popular just out of its conveniences and "next step" accessibility, then the industry would most likely reach a screeching halt after a few years.

It makes a lot of sense, but i still feel the primary problem, which he didn't acknowledge, is the simple fact that it requires an internet connection capable of doing this. Latency will cripple this thing before it gets off the ground, unless they develop a network so vast, so competent, that it drives their expenses up into the stratosphere