Tag archive for ‘#news’
OnLive makes Internet video game splash
This article does a good job of summarizing OnLive’s birth to it’s announcement at the GDC. One thing that is worth noting is that OnLive is capable of far more applications than gaming, but Perlman is focusing on gaming for now. Link
3rd rebirth of computing: the end of PCs and game consoles
This article covers a wide range of topics, most importantly, OnLive and it’s ability to pave the way for a new technology era. Link
The hidden benefit of OnLive
Some great insights about OnLive’s benefits are mentioned in this blog. These include solving the problem of cheating and piracy, as well as the relative ease of developing multiplayer games. Link
Analysis of Onlive’s claims on performance
A technical analysis of OnLive’s claims. From this editorial, it may appear that the figures given by Perlman about his service may be the best case scenario which may not exactly be realistic.
OnLive: modern culture shock
The usual skepticism about OnLive as well as some insightful commentary about privacy, and user-generated content or ‘mods.’ Link
Crytek Predicts OnLive Success, in 2013
It makes sense that OnLive, or any other cloud gaming service for that matter, probably won’t see much success. At least not yet. The technology behind cloud gaming is very new and far from being perfect. According Crytek’s research, OnLive won’t be very feasible until 2013. Link
OnLive may draw Google, Microsoft and Apple as suitors
We already mentioned Google and Microsoft, but Keith Boesky, former Eidos president, believes that Apple may have interest in the game service company as well. Link
Perry unveils Gaikai cloud game service
Very interesting development. Gaikai, which is a direct competitor to OnLive, states that their game service is better than OnLive’s. Link
OnLive games service ‘will work’
A lot of details about the technology powering OnLive are outlined in this article. Perlman states that large gaming publishers like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft had been reviewing their technology for years before deciding to produce games for OnLive. OnLive has been in development for 7 years and during that time, they have been working [...]
Will Google or Microsoft buy OnLive?
Competing cloud-gaming service, Guy de Beer, essentially states that OnLive won’t be able to compete with large ISPs like Comcast and Verizon. In order to do so, he thinks that OnLive will probably sell it to ‘someone bigger’ for $2B.
