OnLive microconsole to be sold through Game in UK this month

@ThePotato

OnLive really sucks.

There you go my boy!
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@eat it actually if you happen to have a DLP TV it looks great because you aren't pulling a huge picture in. I do wish the would fix the UDP traffic error I get when I try to use the micro console.

Nope, its dire over here as well at the moment.

@trinica nope, not with fair usage policy's overpriced subscriptions for very poor below average speeds, i really don't think onlive will last very long in the uk.

@iceytoa1 doesn't matter, @ 3.5 it still gives you loads of problems connecting.

@oldfordfreak How is it bad? Its compressed streaming video thats how its bad. You don't have the ability to change options or mod thats how its bad. You will always get lag unless we break the speed of light thats how its bad.

Its just bad.

@oldfordfreak

How could this be bad?

1. You don't own your games.
2. Worst DRM ever.
3. If there hacked or there servers go down, you can't play at all.
4. Internet services are unreliable.
5. Gives complete control to the companies selling the games & OnLive so they can take them away at anytime.
6. Worse quality than locally stored games (digital or disk).
7. Most new games are near full price and you'll never actually own them.
8. Games are only covered for 3 years after that they are likley to be removed because they cost OnLive bandwidth.
9. So much more!!!

People really need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid, these cheap prices OnLive are offering are nothing more than gimmicks to get people to use the service. If this thing takes off, there prices are going to be near full price without the added ability of owning your games. It's same thing Netflix did, cheap prices to get people to use the service now they raise prices ever time you turn around. Publishers are not going to continue to let this service sell there games so cheaply if it takes off, it would be crazy for them to because they would make less money.

OnLive is only good for renting games for a few days, or demoing them...

Yeah and if you lose Internet. Bam No more games! Good in theory, bad in exercution!