OnLive's Space Marine pre-order includes free MicroConsole and Darksiders

all these free microconsoles make me wonder if onlive is doing fine or not. I'll be honest, I prefer to have physical copies. Always, but it makes total sense for people with great connections (not me)

So all i have to do is pre-order and i get the micro console? or i have to wait till i payed everything off?

How does onlive multiplayer work? Do you play games with other pc gamers, or just other onlive gamers?

OnLive has potential, but it's only worth using if you internet connection doesn't go below 3 Mbps during peak hours. Otherwise, you're better off buying a console or gaming PC.

Damn, Onlive is really pushing these free microconsole deals.

Honestly guys, don't bother with OnLive. I received free games on it so I thought I'd try it out, but it's the worst piece of software I've ever encountered....Not even worth checking out.

This article gives me a raging clue

I got the console the other day from preordering Deus Ex. I have to say, it feels solid and has some weight to it. The Onlive controller feels even better in my hands than a 360 controller, complete with rumble too (although you can hook your 360 pad to the console if you want). It looks really well on a 55 inch tv, given you can see some artifacts, being compressed video and whatnot. Definately worth the purchase if you got the bandwidth.

But are they bald space marines? If they are, Bayonetta's Rodin would approve.

I installed the app the other day and had some fun just spectating other people's sessions in Wheelman, Just Cause 2, etc. Didn't do any demos or play stuff myself, yet, but it looked just fine (6 Mb/s down, Comcast). Also, Micro console seems like a really handy way to show a game to a friend without having to haul a bunch of equipment over and find plugs for it all.

I've already found a use for all these MicroConsoles that are piling up around my place. No, they are not going to be turned into door stops, paper weights, or landfill. I'm gonna use them to giveaway for my Grinch-ass Christmas.

Most everyone I have to buy gifts for are already gamers, so on some level they would all appreciate the gift. And the best part is, the build quality of the MicroConsole, it's controller and the packaging they come in are well made, you'd swear you were getting something far more expensive than it really is. When I was unboxing my very first MicroConsole, I could have sworn they were including a jar of beluga and mini bottle of Dom Pérignon, included in the bundle - and I would not have been surprised to have seen either in the box, the way the whole thing was packaged. And those OnLive peeps don't spare on the amenities. I remember spending $600 purchasing my launch PS3, and being extremely disappointed with the lousy accoutrement that came in the box - I mean for $600, you kinda expect to be given the royal treatment; am I right? When you open the OnLive MicroConsole box, not only is the packaging itself a cut above the packaging of any other console you have purchased (like it's a high end piece of electronics), but they throw in the battery pak, the rechargeable battery pak, a couple of AA batteries (for the battery pak), and a complete set of high-end, shielded cables (power, HDMI, ethernet, microUSB). All in all, the entire package feels like you are getting something really special, and the only thing missing from the package, is a shammy to polish your MicroConsole, a bluetooth headset, and a small felt-lined pouch to carry your MicroConsole in - you honestly expect to find those things in the box, the whole package is put together that well.

So even though I am getting all these MicroConsoles for free (plus the $10 shipping), no one I am giving them to will the wiser. They'll open the boxes, assume I spent a good $200 or $300 on them based on the high end build quality of everything, and the money I would have spent on them for Xmas, can go to something else . . . like buying more games for myself.

To be fair, I will probably buy them all a bluetooth headset and put it in the package before giving them out. I found an really nice LG model, that is the same glossy, piano black as the MicroConsole, for under $20 and features Bluetooth 3.0. So all told, less than $30 spent per gift, which beats the couple hundred dollars per gift I usually spend every Christmas. And at the rate OnLive is giving out these MicroConsoles (I already own four), I should have my Xmas shopping finished in a few weeks. Just stick a big, red ribbon on each box, and Robert's my mother's brother.

i just got amnesia for free and my comp sucks bad. I think it would kick soo much more ass on my 46 tv with surround. so to me to play amnesia (which i got for free) plus warhammer (not sure im interested but i have read about it & it has potential). plus darksiders (which ive heard good things about) all for $55 sounds like a steal to me.

@lockwoodisbored wait.. back up a second..