Onlive UK launch: Any game for £1!!!

Great way to demo a game (either play yourself or watch someone) before you buy it on a proper platform.

Could never play a game looking like the way it does now.
 
Mattyjw said:
Its laggy and fuzzy at 8mb, good for demoing the first 30 mins of a game and for a £1 it would be worth picking up a newer release.
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It's the same on my work JANET connection (100mbit up/down with LAN-like pings to most UK places).

I just tried Metro2033 and it was awful. Super low quality graphics and laggy controls. Maybe if you've got a very low end PC you might not notice the graphics but the controls are awful for FPS.
 
I honestly hope that OnLive dies a quick death. It's a step backward in terms of graphics and latency. Relying on an external service entirely just doesn't make sense.

Also, if this takes off, prepare for ISPs to massively increase their pricing.
 
Bobisuruncle54 said:
I honestly hope that OnLive dies a quick death. It's a step backward in terms of graphics and latency. Relying on an external service entirely just doesn't make sense.

Also, if this takes off, prepare for ISPs to massively increase their pricing.
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Luddite tbh.

I think in concept it will revolutionise gaming, for the better. The traditional way we play PC games is here to stay, so I have no worries about that. It makes perfect sense... like someone said before, imagine playing crysis on any mobile device with a decent connection. It makes it so much more accessible for the mass market.. no more fancy hardware/complications.

Having said that I've still not tried it yet :p would it work on a 12mb down, 0.35mb up connection?
 
This wont be replacing.

2560x1600
Eyefinity
NV surround
NV 3D
x8AA 16xAF
Will it support all my input devices.

For casual and low quality gaming then fine but none of that is for me on the PC, I have the consoles for that.
Also i don't want to have to rely on an internet connection, i was nearly a month without one and i still kept on gaming.
 
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FrenchTart said:
It's the same on my work JANET connection (100mbit up/down with LAN-like pings to most UK places).

I just tried Metro2033 and it was awful. Super low quality graphics and laggy controls. Maybe if you've got a very low end PC you might not notice the graphics but the controls are awful for FPS.
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I would only look at console ports that I could play with a pad or casual games at the moment. Space Marine was alright no where near as good as it would be from HDD the other games I'd look at would be Red Faction: armageddon and Asscreed Brotherhood, for a pound they might be good enough quality wise.
 
Final8y said:
For casual and low quality gaming then fine but none of that is for me on the PC, I have the consoles for that.
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I think that's kind of the whole point :)

This isn't aimed at PC power users, it's at the console crowd who just want to plug something into the telly and play games. You can bet there's a dirt cheap or even free set top box on the way that'll include a month's access and a few free games to get people hooked.

And unlike a new console, it's got a bajillion top games already waiting to be played.
 
Mattyjw said:
I would only look at console ports that I could play with a pad or casual games at the moment. Space Marine was alright no where near as good as it would be from HDD the other games I'd look at would be Red Faction: armageddon and Asscreed Brotherhood, for a pound they might be good enough quality wise.
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Yeah. I'm recommending it to some casual gamers I know in case they want to play games like that. I was hoping that things like Hoard, PvZ, etc would be on there but alas not.
 
Sundance said:
Luddite tbh.

I think in concept it will revolutionise gaming, for the better. The traditional way we play PC games is here to stay, so I have no worries about that. It makes perfect sense... like someone said before, imagine playing crysis on any mobile device with a decent connection. It makes it so much more accessible for the mass market.. no more fancy hardware/complications.

Having said that I've still not tried it yet :p would it work on a 12mb down, 0.35mb up connection?
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Luddite?

If it were progress I wouldn't be against it. As it stands it's a crap service and will only strain an already strained infrastructure.

Crysis on a mobile device? Get real. Seriously, actually think about what you just said. Is it technically possible? Yes. Will it be a playable, fun experience? No.

There are some companies that create technology that tangibly improve experiences and services. There are others that think they are offering a great product without the slightest consideration to the real world implications on the services it relies upon and how it will perform for most consumers.

OnLive is the latter.
 
Just tried it for 5 minutes at work, the front end looks slick and the games I tried were Dirt which was slightly laggy in places and as some people have mentioned a little blurry. Also tried Duke Nukem which was little better. Al this on a basic dell pc with a Pipex 8mb line. Mind you I can only get 1.4mb at home so I will see how at home tonight. Just thinking I could try this in the training room with laptop and projector.

First impression is that it look good and shows promise. I doubt it will work on my crappy isdn at home though. Time for Bt to get their finger out their bums and role out Infinity to my area.
 
The offer runs out on 9th October, so if any of you would prefer

- Witcher 2
- Saints Row 3 (dont know if that will be out in time)
- Batman A C (Again not sure if it will be out in time)

May be worth waiting to see what other games come along..
 
Sleepery said:
I think that's kind of the whole point :)

This isn't aimed at PC power users, it's at the console crowd who just want to plug something into the telly and play games. You can bet there's a dirt cheap or even free set top box on the way that'll include a month's access and a few free games to get people hooked.

And unlike a new console, it's got a bajillion top games already waiting to be played.
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Yes that is the point but it seems like some people thinking that it will replace PC gaming but it may for them going by what i see sometimes in the Hi Res screen shot thread.
 
Bobisuruncle54 said:
There are others that think they are offering a great product without the slightest consideration to the real world implications on the services it relies upon and how it will perform for most consumers.
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To be fair they seem to be trying to work as closely as they can with BT to make sure the delivery process works. They obviously know that bandwidth is everything for their service, and have picked one of the bigger ISPs to work with the get it delivered properly.

Whether it happens is another question, but you can see what they're trying to do.
 
Ewanb75 said:
Bloomin typical... :(
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I was getting 20Mb in the town on Sky LLU, and my mate's getting about 16Mb in Troqueer.

Dumfries exchange should cover all of Lochside (if I remember right ;)), but you might be unlucky and be on the Newbridge exchange.

Since I've moved away I'm getting 30Mb on Infinity, which is nice :D

Just signed up to get the Free for 3 months PlayPack (for BT Internet customers), just need to decide what to spend my quid on :)
 
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