Free OnLive 'console' with Red Faction: Armageddon pre-order

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  I really hope OnLive is making money for themselves. It's a really incredible idea but sadly there just i... : nwillard
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    So you know the numbers eh? : rjklevels
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      I don't know the numbers but they have massive sales and free crap for pre-ordering all the time that mak... : Sir_Brizz
      • ^^^ this. i dont know of anyone, even online, who has actually paid for things in OnLive and their sales : nwillard
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    If there isn't much demand or need for it, then why do you hope they're making money? : ajvitaly
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      because its a really great idea from a technology standpoint, and from my experience they pulled it off q... : nwillard
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        Sadly their promise of games at max settings has fallen far short of the mark. Games aren't at max visua... : Matt Burris
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          Is it because they're just not set to max or is it that the compression artifacts negate it? : Schnapple
          • I didn't really check to see if they were set to max, but the compression artifacts are what bother me th... : wilcon
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    I tried it out on my 15/1 connection here in Canada and it wasn't that bad... obvious artifacting of course, but minimal input lag really...
    
    I'm actually pretty excited to see if this kind of "cloud" computing can take PC gaming a step forward, or whether it will take it down to the lowest common dominator (ie. consoles)...

    May 04, 2011 9:41pm PDT
    I tried it out on my 15/1 connection here in Canada and it wasn't that bad... obvious artifacting of cour... : etherboy
  • my new bandwidth cap has made me not want to bother with it : GloriousCow
  • Great PC's are cheap these days, it's a good thing. =) : Pneum0
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    I hope they tank. : Marrbe
    • why? : nwillard
• I switched to comcast business just for Onlive. I got really tired of the residential cap. Now I just wan... : echoinggreen
• OnLive? Why do we need it, when the game have such nice looking boobies? Pack'em instead. : QuickFobos
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  Question is, why would people who already own a platform powerful enough to play Armageddon want a sepera... : ChromeBallz
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    It's for a person that doesn't have a console or gaming PC. They're not really interested in games...the... : kingdepork
    • Exactly. The way I see it there's two big problems The people that see hardcore games and want to play... : Schnapple
    • I have a gaming PC, an Xbox 360, a Nintendo Wii, a Playstation 3, and a Nintendo DS Lite. I've been playi... : Ludicrum
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    they don't have to have a platform powerful enough to play it. That's the whole point of OnLive :-/ ... : MamiyaOtaru
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      You are pretty much ignoring the convenience factor onlive presents. As much as I'd like to carry around ... : ryuuseki
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        I just find it funny that a crappy looking game is what they're drawing people in with. If it was a high... : kingdepork
        • A crappy looking game? The demo was astounding. : dhvyse
      • Yes but what he's saying is that the number of people like you who find that convenience factor worthwhil... : Schnapple
      • all their potential customers are ignoring it too. WELP : MamiyaOtaru
• I could see how Sony and Microsoft would be tempted to go this route for the next round of consoles. For... : daggot
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