Michlo Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 http://gaygamer.net/2009/03/video_intervie...ve_will_le.html One of the more interesting bits of information to come out of GDC yesterday was the announcement of Onlive, a subscription-based service which will allow you to play the latest PC games on max settings from any TV, Mac, or entry level PC. Through the magic of the internet the game will actually be played on Onlive servers with the controls and video feed outsourced to your home computer. My own computer hobbles when trying to play anything more demanding than Half-Life 2, so this is looking like a very attractive offer. They claim that all of this happens lag free, but I have my doubts. At least they have some good ideas for how to help reduce lag, like having the resolution of the game scale depending on your broadband connection speed. The verdict's still out on Onlive, since they're just announcing the service now and will be conducting beta testing over the summer. The price is still up in the air, although in the video interview many options are mentioned such as a flat subscription rate, paying on a per game basis, or letting publishers bundle games together. Onlive should be up and running by the end of the year, and if they can actually pull it off lag free then I'll be the first to sign up. Be sure to check out part 2 of the video interview after the jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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