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GDC09 interview: OnLive founder Steve Perlman wants you to be skeptical

Joystiq has a great interview with Steve Perlman where he talks about the skepticism with his new game service. His company, Rearden Labs, has faced this skepticism before with it’s other technologies and they turned out to successful. For him, all the criticisms about OnLive is nothing new.
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Sony questions OnLive’s promises

It seems to be Sony’s turn to take potshots at OnLive. Just a few days ago, Nintendo ’scoffed’ at the OnLive service. This time, Patrick Seybold, SCEA director, questioned OnLive’s ability to deliver games without lag and the actual price of the service.
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OnLive takes aims at global console makers

Some basic details about the OnLive game service. Still no specific price, except that is will be significantly cheaper than the Xbox, PS3, and Wii.
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Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime addresses OnLive

VentureBeat interviews Reggie, president of Nintendo America, about his thoughts of OnLive’s game service. They are negative, to say the least.
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Nintendo ’scoffs’ at OnLive

Either Reggie, the president of Nintendo America, is a good actor, or Nintendo really doesn’t care about OnLive.
Not too long ago, I wrote an editorial about how Nintendo would probably outlast the other consoles if OnLive truly threatened them. Still, I believe his attitude is unwarranted.
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Can OnLive really revolutionize gaming?

Steve Perlman, the founder of OnLive, admits that console systems aren’t going away any time soon. He also reaffirms the perfection of the OnLive game service to deliver games to entry-level computers with no lag.
The game service may also very well end console wars and piracy.
Clues about the pricing still remain up in the air. [...]

Could the future of gaming be console free?

An overview of the OnLive service and a basic explanation of how it works is provided.
The OnLive is described as a “universal console” in that games will be available like modern television.
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PlayStation moving into the cloud?

OnLive may face a competitor in the distant future, and from juggernaut Sony no less.
Sony Japan apparently registered the trademark “PS Cloud” with features very similar to OnLive’s game service.
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Perlman’s OnLive: Console-killer or just another wannabe?

An interview with John Spinale, OnLive’s VP of games and media. He covers issues like the cloud computing infrastructure, data centers, and bandwidth costs. A video playback feature is also hinted at.
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Game industry executives react to OnLive video games on demand announcement

Some of the game industry’s heavyweights like Nintendo and the designer of Spore voiced their opinions about OnLive’s gaming service in this article. It’s very interesting to read their views. Many remain neutral, a few are skeptical, and the rest are intrigued by the service.
Perlman also provides a very technical explanation in response to criticisms [...]