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Games make the platform

coffeeshark 24th Mar 2009

Games sell platforms, not hardware. So to be successful, the Onlive service needs some signature games. They won't get any from the big 3 studios, so they'll have to rely on also-rans - some of which may be decent, but who is going to take the chance?

There are a lot of questions yet to be answered, much less the technical issues of dumping all this data downstream without too much latency - not for 2 computers in a demo, but with thousands or tens of thousands.

Cost, of course, will be a big thing, with gamers used to paying very little to play online, once the game is purchased. 'Renting' a few games on a monthly system isn't going to fly if it's $50/month.

Interesting idea, though, I'm glad someone is at least trying it out.