Revolutionary "OnLive" games streaming unveiled

"No high-end hardware, no upgrades, no endless downloads, no discs, no recalls, no obsolescence"

Revolutionary "OnLive" games streaming unveiled
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25 March 2009 14:52 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

OnLive has "emerged from seven years of stealth development" to unveil the OnLive Game Service and OnLive MicroConsole.

Announced at the ongoing Game Developers Conference, OnLive is described as "a revolutionary, on demand video game platform delivering the latest and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost any PC or Mac".

If it sounds too good to be true, OnLive is supported by big names in the industry including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros, THQ, Eidos, Atari and Codemasters.

"OnLive is the most powerful game system in the world. No high-end hardware, no upgrades, no endless downloads, no discs, no recalls, no obsolescence", said Steve Perlman, founder and CEO of OnLive and a well-known tech entrepreneur.

The OnLive MicroConsole, said to be around the size of a deck of cards, connects to any TV and home broadband connection and is operated by an OnLive wireless controller.

The same experience can apparently be had via a web-connected PC or Mac via a browser plug-in from OnLive.com.

The OnLive Game Service will be offered through a monthly subscription in winter 2009. There will apparently be a variety of different pricing packages and tiers, said to be "competitively priced to retail".

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  • I'm so looking forward to the release of Onlive! It's gonna be awesome.
    Brett - Onlive GamesForum - Onlivefans.com     Posted by OnliveFans.com, usa
  • I'd like to know if this service could be used for application software like MS Office or Adobe Photoshop. If so, this has the potential to replace the desktop computer. No more hardware upgrades, no more software purchases. Pay a monthly service fee and you have the latest on the market.

     Posted by William R. Cousert, USA
  • This has the potential to truly change gaming forever. Extremely excited, especially since it's coming out THIS winter! -Alex, OnLive Resource/Forum http://www.onlive1.com Posted by Alex, USA
  • Steve Periman is a genius and has a gift to think of the future of all games. I would enjoy On Live because there won't be a cord mess or buying a bunch of games and losing the disks or they get scratched or waiting for the downloads of demos and whatnot. This truly is the future of gaming in our hands and shall exist as well known and i will not doubt this game console will not be beaten until 2050 or longer. This gaming console possesses so much power and it is very small thank you Steve Periman you rule. Posted by Chewey, USA

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