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On-Live ...D.O.A.?

Couchmercenaries.com - So let me start this off by saying OnLive works for all practical purposes when it comes to gaming. I was a pretty big skeptic, but I am a believer in the tech. It is solid and it really does provide a good gaming experience for the average consumer. I signed up to their initial registration, and have explored the services top to bottom.

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DrRobotnik5792d ago

Physically owning = OK, DD = OK, Streaming your supposedly owned game, not OK.

poopface15791d ago

it relies on internet, and doesnt even have wi-fi support.

There is pretty much no market for this thing, IMO.

UltimateSanto5791d ago

Becouse Wifi = Delay, you can't play on onlive with delay.

MasterChief36245791d ago

Woah... I didn't know you still had to pay for the games. I thought the subscription fee was all you needed to pay, and the games you wanted to play on the service would be there for you to play anytime...

I thought it was going to be a very GameTap-like service, but if you actually have to pay full price for the games you get off of the "cloud" (supposedly owned, as you said), that's just plain ridiculous.

That small detail just put all my doubts back in full gear. :\

barakiu5791d ago

for a full-fledged cable t.v. like service for gaming.

30 dollars a month giving you access to most every game in full, with some premium packages or one time payments for special content or the newest games similar to the theater to dvd treatment movies have.

it's more reasonable than 50-60 dollars per game.

vhero5791d ago

Wow monthly fee and you have to pay full RRP for games?? EPIC FAIL.

FarEastOrient5791d ago

The games for OnLive have an expiration date also, like two years and the game goes back into the bin for repurchase.

JJMeH5791d ago

if i recall correctly, they can "retire" games as well.

So not only do you pay full retail for it, but you hardly own the game as well. If they decide to take it off their servers, you are left without access to it.

Same applies if they close up too, everything you purchased was for nothing.

I would rather actually own the physical media thanks.

MNicholas5791d ago

As I've been saying for a long time, the infrastructure is simply not there for this.

Their best bet is to partner with Verizon or other ISP and have it hosted at the ISP's datacenter to reduce latency/lag/bandwidth.

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andron5791d ago

I don't think the technology is there just yet...

HarryM5791d ago

I didn't even know OnLive was released when the release date hit. Man, this product hasn't gotten much media exposure has it?

rwarner1745791d ago

You have to start somewhere. I think this is an academic exersise more than anything.

Stuart57565791d ago

It's expensive to keep traffic down, they're pretty much Beta testing it at this stage.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio7d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing7d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster927d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit7d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing7d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster927d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."