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I think it's a great idea, too, except for 2 things: 1) If you buy the game, you pay the same price as getting it at a store, but with no recourse if the compa

I think it's a great idea, too, except for 2 things: 1) If you buy the game, you pay the same price as getting it at a store, but with no recourse if the company goes under. 2) The video is pretty bad. It's 720p with a lot of lossy compression. I tried it for one of the Lego games (which I'm quite familiar with on my consoles) and it felt really fuzzy and indistinct. It wasn't a very pleasant experience. I could forgive both of them if the games were cheaper, but they aren't. (And can't be, really, since the game publishers aren't going to give them a break... At least, not until they realize their DRM is unhackable.)

motdiem 15y ago
Personally I've found two things great about onlive : 1/ It's an alternative to downloading demo - 30mn is enough to see if I like a game, and saves me the hassle of downloading, installing/uninstalling etc - I don't understand why every new game demo is distributed this way now 2/ Their $4 for a week-end rental - for a lot of games, this is enough for me to play and get out of Video quality is good for playing on a laptop - not on a gaming desktop. Note though that many of the games on onlive are very aggressively discounted on steam at every steam sale - so I usually end up buying them from steam instead.
- teamonkey 15y ago
  > Note though that many of the games on onlive are very aggressively discounted on steam at every steam sale - so I usually end up buying them from steam instead. They're doing pretty well at matching Steam. For example, there was a Labor Day 75%-off sale on OnLive this weekend. Also in another promotion they were offering Batman Arkham Asylum for $0.99.